Res 2015-61
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 61
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF 2016 SWAP FEE INCREASE
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is required by the State of Minnesota to provide recycling
services to residents, a service that enables residents to save state taxes by removing recyclables
from the solid waste stream and preserves natural resources; and
WHEREAS, Recycling revenues are generated in majority from the Solid Waste Abatement
Program (SWAP) fee on the utility bill; and in lesser amounts from the state SCORE grant funds
for qualified recycling expenses. SCORE revenue is variable each year and not guaranteed; and
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WHEREAS, the recycling contract rate with Republic Services increases 1.6% on May 1, 2016
and increases each year through April 30, 2019, the end of the contract; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby
increases the SWAP recycling service fee by 1.4 percent to $7.86 per quarter, effective with the first
utility billing of 2016.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
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14DAY OF DECEMBER, 2015.
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Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk