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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Christopher A. Minick, Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer
DATE: April 6, 2022
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 20, Section 20-2 of the Aurora Code of Ordinances Entitled "Environmental Refuse Disposal Fee"
PURPOSE:
To obtain the City Council's approval of a proposed ordinance that would revise the rate of the environmental refuse disposal fee (ERDF).
BACKGROUND:
On December 18, 2007, the city established the ERDF through the City Council's adoption of Ordinance No. O07-148. The ERDF covers the cost of picking up and disposing of:
* Unlimited brush from the first week in April through the first week in November each year.
Bagged yard waste during a designated two-week period in the spring each year.
* Leaves during a designated eight-week period each year.
* Natural Christmas trees.
* Unlimited recyclable materials year round.
On April 28, 2015 with the adoption of Ordinance No. O15-012, the city amended the rate of the ERDF to be $4.30 per dwelling unit per month effective July 1, 2021.
The ERDF generates a total of about $2.1 million annually.
DISCUSSION:
The city's current refuse disposal contract expires on June 30, 2022. The City Council recently approved a new contract extension to be effective through June 30, 2027 and potentially longer pending completion of a transfer station within the City of Aurora prior to that date.
The current charge of $4.30 per month will continue in effect until June 30, 2023. To cover costs contemplated in the new contract, the monthly ERDF should be established at the amounts indicated below per residential unit.
Effective Date
Monthly Rate
July 1, 2021
$4.30
July 1, 2023
$4.41
July 1, 2025
$4.52
The attached ordinance would serve to revise the City Code to enact these rates.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council adopt the attached, proposed ordinance that will serve to revise the rate of the environmental refuse dis...
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