DATE: December 2, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Becky Caldwell, Director of Sanitation and Environmental Services
SUBJECT:title
Consideration of Ordinance 2015-49, an Ordinance to Amend Appendix A, Chapter 17, of the Franklin Municipal Code to Increase the Tipping Fees for Transfer Station Services. (11/12/15 Finance 4-0; 1st Reading 12-08-15 BOMA 8-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to consider adjusting the fee structure charged at the City-owned transfer station.
Background
"Tipping fee" is the charge, per ton, for use of our City-owned transfer station. This fee pays for expenses associated with daily operations in the Disposal Division of our Sanitation and Environmental Services Department.
In 2011, the City increased the tipping fee to total $44.00 per ton; $42.00 per ton with a $2.00 surcharge when diesel fuel was above $3.00 per gallon at retail service stations in the City of Franklin. In 2013, after the City contracted with Bi-County Solid Waste for hauling and landfilling services, the tipping fee was reduced by $2.00 to remove the fuel surcharge associated with the added expense of diesel fuel for hauling waste to a permitted landfill.
During fiscal year 2013, the City processed 49,245 tons of landfilled waste through our transfer station. In FY 2014, the City managed 59,735 tons of landfilled waste through our transfer station. In the summer of 2014, we started to see a dramatic increase in the volumes of waste delivered to our transfer station. By the end of FY 2015, the total tons of landfilled waste processed by our transfer station was 81,651; the most ever in the 11-year history of the transfer station. As we communicated with other transfer stations, landfills and private hauling companies the feedback the City has received provide the reasons fo...
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