Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution approves a revised 2026 Resource Recovery Special Charge rate of $5.40 per month (increasing from the current rate of $3.50 per month), beginning September 1, 2026, and continuing through the remainder of 2026. The additional cost per residential dwelling unit is $7.60 for 2026. The rate adjustment is needed to cover an anticipated funding shortfall of $545,000. This shortfall is caused by the lower values of recyclable materials resulting in lost revenue, increased diesel fuel costs, and personnel costs above the agency's salary savings target. The proposed resolution also authorizes the 2026 Streets Division Operating Budget to be amended, for both revenues and expenses, in the amount of the anticipated shortfall.
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Approving a Revised Rate for the 2026 Resource Recovery Special Charge and Amending the 2026 Streets Division Operating Budget
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PREAMBLE
On April 19, 2022, Section 4.097 of the Madison General Ordinance was created to establish a Resource Recovery Special Charge (File No. 70344). The ordinance created the Resource Recovery Special Charge in the City based upon the authority granted to the City by Wis. Stat 66.0627, pursuant to Sec. 4.09(13) MGO. This special charge allows the City to recover some of the costs of the Street Division to provide curbside recycling services to certain properties in the City. The special charge will only recover the cost for services actually performed by the City, and the amount imposed may be adjusted throughout the year to account for greater or lesser expenditures. The special charges approved by this resolution are being apportioned consistent with the Resource Recovery Special Charge Policy (Legislative File ID No. 71186).
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, the Common Council adopted Ordinance ORD-22-00029, File 70344, creating Section 4.097 of the Madison General Ordinances, which ordinance established the Resource Recovery Special Charge in the City of Madison; and...
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