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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS COUNTY <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO.________________ <br /> <br />Resolution Setting Fees for Solid Waste Disposal <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners has the responsibility of managing the <br />countywide Solid Waste System under terms of the RCW 70A.205, RCW 36.58 and the Joint Solid <br />Waste Disposal System Agreement of March 12, 1979; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The Joint Solid Waste Disposal System Agreement provides for the system to be <br />operated on user fees and that the County Board of Commissioners are obligated to set disposal <br />rates as necessary to cover expenses from user fees; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: RCW 36.58.040 allows for a County to have full jurisdiction and authority to manage, <br />regulate, maintain, utilize, operate, control and establish the rates and charges for those solid waste <br />handling systems, plants, sites, or other facilities <br /> <br />WHEREAS: RCW 36.58.020 allows the Board of County Commissioners to make such rules and <br />regulations as may be deemed necessary for the use and occupation of such sites and may provide <br />for the maintenance and care thereof. <br /> <br />WHEREAS: It has been determined that a fee increase is needed due to increased disposal <br />costs associated with Waste Management’s CPI increase and the increase in operation cost. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of County Commissioners does hereby <br />adopt the following Fee Schedule. Effective November 1, 2021. This does not change any other <br />rates not listed currently charged by the Solid Waste Department for the disposal of Appliances, <br />Liquid waste or tires. <br /> <br /> *MSW Tipping Fee $121.63 per ton (New) <br /> $ 8.00 minimum <br /> <br /> *Yard Waste $57.53 per ton (New) <br /> $ 6.00 minimum <br /> *Contaminated yard waste will be charged as MSW rate. <br /> <br /> *Construction /Demolition Waste <br /> At Ryegrass Landfill $ 9.00 per yard (New) <br /> At Ellensburg Transfer Station $65.22 per ton (New) <br /> $ 6.00 minimum <br /> At Cle Elum Transfer Station $81.46 per ton (New) <br /> $ 6.00 minimum <br /> *Dump trucks with over a ton must haul direct to Ryegrass <br /> <br /> Appliances with CFC Refrigerants $15.00 per appliance + weight <br /> Liquid Waste $ .18 per gallon <br /> Tires <br /> Passenger Tires w/o Garbage $225.00 per ton(New) <br /> Passenger Tires with Garbage $ 2.00 per tire <br /> Truck Tires $ 7.00 per tire <br /> Implement/Tractor $ 15.00 per tire <br /> Heavy Equipment $ 60.00 per tire