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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO |
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| | | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: | 9/16/2025 | | DEPARTMENT: | Budget | | DIRECTOR: | Karen Rhodes-Whitley, Director of Budget and Research | | AGENDA ITEM: | Ordinance Amending Environmental Waste Services Rates for FY 2025-26 | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Adoption of Ordinances |
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| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY To amend Section 18-32, Collection within city limits, of Article II, Collection Charges, of Chapter 18, Solid Waste, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas, to increase certain collection and disposal rates; amending Section 18-36, Downtown collection accommodation and rates, of Article II, Collection Charges, of Chapter 18, Solid Waste, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas, to increase the downtown collection rates and the number of power washes for solid waste enclosures; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, and an effective date. Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-9-16
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| | | | | | | | PREVIOUS ACTION/PRESENTATION The Environmental Waste Services rate increase was presented to City Council on Thursday, August 14, 2025 during the Budget Work Session. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND On the evening of Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the City Council is scheduled to adopt a rate increase for Environmental Waste Services, effective October 1, 2025. The 95-gallon container rate will increase from $24.60 to $25.60, 68-gallon container from $17.61 to $18.32, Commercial Cart from $31.45 to $32.45 and an extra cart from $20.50 to $21.33. Increases to the overall cost of service is the direct result of the rate increase and will provide an additional $999,197. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS This item will add additional revenue to the Sustainability & Environmental Services FY 2025-26 budget in the projected amount of $999,197. These revenue increases are included in the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
Approval of this agenda item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government. |
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