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Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

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COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012CR12.77WASTE MANAGEMENT - FEES AND CHARGES ANNUAL REVIEWPURPOSE OF REPORT:To review fees and charges for waste management for the 2012/13 Budget.BACKGROUND:All fees and charges are annually reviewed prior to the adoption <strong>of</strong> the budget.<strong>Council</strong>'s waste management service provisions are detailed in policies 5.3.1, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3.These policies deal with service provisions for:-• Weekly collection <strong>of</strong> municipal waste;• Fortnightly collection <strong>of</strong> recyclables;• Fortnightly collection <strong>of</strong> green waste;• Twice yearly bulk verge collections.These policies allow for provisions <strong>of</strong> set levels <strong>of</strong> service for all rateable properties and anyservices provided over the policy levels are charged at a set fee. Fees are also levied for thefull service provision on non rateable and rate exempt property.<strong>Council</strong> has also provided from November 2011 a new green waste collection service which isavailable on request at a set fee. In the 2011/2012 budget, the fee payable was determined bythe size <strong>of</strong> the property owner's municipal waste bin (120 litre or 240 litre) at a differential <strong>of</strong> 2:1.Since the commencement <strong>of</strong> operation <strong>of</strong> a Resource Recovery Facility by Mindarie Regional<strong>Council</strong> in 2009/10, <strong>Council</strong> has also levied a "Waste Disposal Fee". This fee is required tocover four cost elements <strong>of</strong> the waste collection and disposal service as follows:-• Waste disposal costs levied by Mindarie Regional <strong>Council</strong>;• Engagement <strong>of</strong> a Waste Minimisation Officer $70,000;• Operation and management <strong>of</strong> a waste minimisation campaign $150,000;• Bin Amortisation.This "Waste Disposal Fee" has also had a differential payment based upon the size <strong>of</strong> themunicipal waste bin used by the property owner. Over the last 2 years, the differential rateapplied for a 240 litre bin is 5 times the rate <strong>of</strong> the 120 litre bin on the basis it encouragesproperty owners to downsize the bin and to reduce waste tonnages for disposal to MindarieRegional <strong>Council</strong>.As a result <strong>of</strong> the waste education campaign, the following movements in services providedbetween 1 July 2011 and those forecasts at 1 July 2012 may require a review <strong>of</strong> the differentialto be applied when determining the new fee levels. It is recommended this issue be discussedat the Committee and <strong>Council</strong> meeting.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\C CR.DOCX 84

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