Summary The City of Alachua provides for the collection of residential solid waste via contract with Waste Pro. The City has long established a monthly rate for all single family residential units for this service. The purpose of the monthly rate is to cover the costs of billing, contract administration, collecting, handling, hauling and disposal of trash, garbage, and recyclable materials. Ordinance 17-06 proposes to reduce the rates for such services in light of the City's recent contract amendment with Waste Pro (approved by the City Commission on August 22, 2016) that resulted in lower costs to the City.
The current rates for each single-family residence and each living unit is:
$20.74 - residence within the City and outside the Turkey Creek Subdivision,
$21.47 - residence within the City and inside the Turkey Creek Subdivision.
The rates in the Turkey Creek Subdivision have historically been higher than the rest of the City due to the use of in-ground receptacles, which take additional time for the hauler to collect. When the City entered into the most recent contract amendment with Waste Pro, the increased costs to the Turkey Creek Subdivision were removed, providing for a flat rate across the City.
Therefore, staff proposes a new decreased uniform rate throughout the City of $18.60, which is effectuated via Ordinance 17-06. The rate covers the expenses charged by the hauler as well as the City's administrative costs.
Ordinance 17-06 was approved 3-0 on First Reading on November 28, 2016. |