The attached ordinance contains revisions to Section 4.16.140 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. This ordinance has been amended to include an average 3.5% rate adjustment on residential refuse cart and bin services, extras refuse charges, and yard waste collection for each year 2021 through 2025 for expenses relating to anticipated increases in Yakima County’s landfill tipping fees and other operational costs effective January 1, 2021. This ordinance also addresses adding clarifying language for operation purposes.
The increase in refuse rates is estimated to generate an additional revenue of $1.9 million over the five year period allowing the Refuse Division to meet its operational costs and prepare for offsetting the future costs associated with the closure of the Terrace Heights Landfill. |