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Home My WebLink About12742 - Resolution to set fees 2025-26 revised (2)BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO.________________ Resolution Setting Fees for Solid Waste Disposal WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners has the responsibility of managing the countywide Solid Waste System under terms of the RCW 70A.205, 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 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. WHEREAS: It has been determined that a fee increase is needed due to increased disposal costs associated with septage management increase and the increase in operation costs. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of County Commissioners does hereby adopt the following Fee Schedule. Effective November 1, 2026. *MSW Tipping Fee $179.00per ton $ 11.00 minimum *Yard Waste $ 96.00 per ton $ 8.00 minimum *Contaminated yard waste will be charged as MSW rate. *Construction /Demolition Waste At Ryegrass Landfill $ 17.00 per yard Dirt at Ryegrass with testing certification $ 9.00 per yard Concrete Maximum size 2’x2’x6” $ 20.00 per yard At Ellensburg Transfer Station $ 93.00 per ton $ 8.00 minimum At Cle Elum Transfer Station $113.00 per ton $ 8.00 minimum *Dump trucks with over a ton with an account must haul direct to Ryegrass Appliances with CFC Refrigerants $ 38.00 per appliance + weight Liquid Waste $ 0.33 per gallon (NEW) Tires DR A F T Passenger Tires w/o Garbage $325.00 per ton Passenger Tires with Garbage $ 4.00 per tire Truck Tires $ 15.00 per tire Implement/Tractor $ 50.00 per tire Heavy Equipment $ 325.00 per tire Sales of Compost/fine $ 75.00 per ton Residential Vehicles Sales of Compost/fine $ 55.00 per ton Contractors, Farm/Nurseries Sales of Compost/medium $ 50.00 per ton (NEW) Sales of Compost/course $ 40.00 per ton Sales of Compost $ 4.00 minimum Additional Cards for Charge Customers $ 7.00 per each Insufficient Fund Customers $ 35.00 each for cash transaction not paid by the end of the business day. NSF Checks $ 45.00 processing fee Unsecured load fee $ 10.00 Small quantity generator $ 53.00/ hour one hour minimum for site inventory plus cost of disposal of waste. 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 dollar owing is less than $.50. ALL FEES AND CHARGES, including existing fees and charges not changed by this resolution, are subject to accrual and application of interest at the rate of 18% when more than 30 days past due. Dated this _____ day of October 2026 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITTITAS COUNTY WASHINGTON ____________________________________ Brett Wachsmith, Chairman ____________________________________ Laura Osiadacz, Vice Chairman ____________________________________ Commissioner ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: DR A F T _______________________ _________________________________ Deputy Prosecuting Attorney ☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik ☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz DR A F T