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BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF
KITTITAS COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO.
Resolution Setting Fees for Solid Waste Disposal facilities and operations
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners have the responsibility of
managing the countywide Solid Waste System under terms of RCW 70.95, RCW
36.58 and the Joint Solid Waste Disposal System Agreement of March 12, 1979; and
WHEREAS: The Joint Solid Waste Disposal System Agreement provides for the
system to be operated on user fees and that the County Board of Commissioners are
obligated to set disposal rates as necessary to cover expenses from user fees; and
WHEREAS: RCW 36.58.040 allows for a County to have full jurisdiction and authority
to manage, regulate, maintain, utilize, operate, control and establish the rates and
charges for those solid waste handling systems, plants, sites, or other facilities; and
WHEREAS: RCW 36.58.020 allows the Board of County Commissioners to make
such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the use and occupation
of such sites, and may provide for the maintenance and care thereof; and
WHEREAS: It has been determined that an increase in Tipping Fees is needed to
cover the cost of our hazardous waste program and recycling programs. In previous
years this was funded through a grant from the State Department of Ecology; with
decreased funding from this source it is necessary to increase fees to cover the
existing programs. In addition the fee increase is needed to cover the increasing cost
of transfer and disposal of the waste at the regional landfill.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of County Commissioners
does hereby adopt the following Fee Schedule, effective August 1, 2019 as follows:
All persons using a county owned and operated solid waste disposal system facility
shall pay the service fees set forth in the solid waste service fee schedule. The solid
waste service fee schedule and any revisions to the service fee schedule shall be
prepared by the Director and submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for
approval. The solid waste service fee schedule will be based on full cost recovery
standards.
Listed fees are subject to applicable taxes. The director or designated employee shall,
at the time of payment, round the total service fees and taxes owing up to the nearest
whole dollar when any fraction of a dollar owing is $.50 or greater, and round the total
service fees and taxes owing down to the nearest whole dollar when any fraction of a
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dollar owing is less than $.50.
MSW Tipping Fee $105.16 per ton/$8.00 minimum Yard Waste $40.35 per ton/$5.00 minimum Yard Waste that is contaminated with ordinary MSW (garbage) will be charged the MSW fee listed above.
Construction /Demolition Waste
At Ryegrass Landfill $8.00 per yard
At Ellensburg Transfer Station $52.58 per ton/$ 5.00 minimum
At Cle Elum Transfer Station $64.96 per ton/$5.00 ton minimum
Appliances with CFC Refrigerants $15.00 per appliance
Liquid Waste $00.18 per gallon
Tires
Passenger Tires w/o Garbage $200.00 per ton
Passenger Tires with Garbage $2.00 per tire
Truck Tires $7.00 per tire
Implement/Tractor Tires $15.00 per tire
Heavy Equipment Tires $60.00 per tire
Special Waste (Street Sweepings) $51.75 per ton Sale of Compost $60.00 per ton under 10 tons Sale of Compost $50.00 per ton over 10 tons
Sale of Compost $30.00 per ton projects over 100 tons/year
Sale of Mulch $20.00 per ton
Compost Socks $3.00 per ft.
DOT Spec Compost Sock $4.00 per ft.
Additional/Replacement Cards for Charge Customers $5.00 per card
Insufficient Fund Customers $20.00 for each cash transaction not paid by
the end of the business day.
Unsecured load fee $10.00
Fee schedule does not include Refuse or Sales taxes as applicable.
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ADOPTED this day of 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Chair
Vice-Chair
Commissioner
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________ _________________________________
Douglas R. Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz