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AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities and at the Cedar Hills regional landfill; and amending Ordinance 8891, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.10.04.020 and Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.10.12.021.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The solid waste division of the department of natural resources and parks provides essential public services that protect human health, the environment, and the quality of life in our region.
2. The solid waste division operates the Cedar Hills regional landfill, eight transfer stations, and two drop boxes. It also provides innovative programs to help customers prevent and recycle waste.
3. As the department of natural resources and parks continues to divert waste from the landfill through efforts intended to achieve the zero waste of resources goal, now known as the Re+ Program, the primary source of revenue for the solid waste division, the basic per-ton fee for disposal of municipal solid waste from commercial haulers, will continue to decrease.
4. The majority of the solid waste division's costs are fixed in nature and do not decrease in concert with reductions in waste tonnage. Therefore, the department of natural resources and parks is proposing the inclusion of a fixed-revenue component in the rate structure to reduce rate volatility as tonnage drops.
5. The rate for solid waste collection entities, which includes commercial, certificated and contract haulers, is $154.02 per ton, effective January 1, 2022. This ordinance adds a fixed-annual charge for municipal solid waste hauled by solid waste collection entities and reduces their rate to $123.82 per ton, effective January 1, 2023. The solid waste collection entities rate is reduced in order to collect the same amount of revenue the solid waste division forecasts collecting in 2022 as this is intended to be revenue neutral.
6. The impact on the average single-family household with garbage collection ...
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