Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (WFWRD) Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Agenda & Packet
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
October 26, 2026 09:00 AM
Event End Date & Time
October 26, 2026 11:00 AM
Description/Agenda
WASATCH FRONT WASTE AND RECYCLING DISTRICT (WFWRD)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
To be held Monday, October 26, 2026, at 9:00am at the District Offices located at 604 West 6960 South, inside the Salt Lake County Public Works Administration Building Training Room. This meeting will also be held electronically via Microsoft Teams. Public login is:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/252836837003883?p=rIMGfPQzESKproqLlV
Dial in by phone +1 385-229-1020,,482836292#
Reasonable accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) for individuals with disabilities may be provided upon receipt of a request within five working days' notice. For assistance, please call V/385-468- 6332; TTY 711. Members of the Board may participate electronically.
Call to Order [9:00am]: Emily Gray, Board Chair
Roll Call: Catarina Garcia, Board Clerk
1. Meeting Open for Public Comments
Members of the public wishing to provide written comments to the Board of Trustees may do so by submitting their comment to the Board Clerk at cgarcia@wfwrdutah.gov before Sunday, October 25th at 9:00pm. All comments must include the name and address of the individual making the comment. These comments will be read at the meeting as if the individual were present. Public comments can also be made in person or via Webex during this time (comments are limited to 3 minutes).
2. Consent Items (Approval Requested)
2.1 September 28, 2026 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes
3. Business Items:
3.1 General Manager Report (2026 Accomplishments and PGIs Update): Evan Tyrrell, General Manager (Information/Discussion)
3.2 3rd Quarter 2026 Financial Report: Helen Kurtz, Finance Director (Information/Discussion)
3.3 Presentation of Updated Curbside Bulky Waste Program Plan and Programmatic Direction for Calendar Year 2027 including Valley and Canyon Residential Bulky Waste Services and the Continuation, Modification, or Suspension of Landfill Voucher Offerings: Evan Tyrrell, General Manager, and Renee Plant, Administrative Manager (Information/Discussion/Direction)
3.4 Considerations for Differential Hourly Wages for Equipment Operators during the Operation of Front-Load Refuse and Recycle Special Service Collections and in the Performance of Work Requiring a Class A Commercial Driver's License: Evan Tyrrell, General Manager, and David Ika, Operations Manager (Information/Discussion/Approval Requested)
3.5 Discussion and Presentation of the 2027 Tentative Budget and Fee Schedule: Evan Tyrrell, General Manager, and Helen Kurtz, Finance Director (Information/Discussion)
3.6 Tentative Adoption of the 2027 Tentative Budget and Fee Schedule: Emily Gray, Board Chair (Adoption Requested)
3.7 Confirm the Date and Time for the Public Hearing to Allow Public Comment on the 2027 Budget and Fee Schedule currently scheduled for Monday, November 16, 2026 at 6:00pm: Emily Gray, Board Chair (Information/Direction)
4. Closed Session (If Needed)
The Board of Trustees may temporarily recess the meeting to convene in a closed session to discuss the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual, pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property, or other legally applicable reasons as provided by Utah Code Annotated §52-4-205.
5. Other Board Business
This time is set aside to allow Board Members to share and discuss relevant topics.
6. Items for Subsequent Board Meetings
- Public Hearing to Allow Public Comment on the 2027 Budget and Fee Schedule
- Adoption of 2027 Budget and Fee Schedule
- Board of Trustees 2027 Regular Meeting Dates and Times
- General Manager Report
- WFWRD Customer Account Management and Billing Overview Presentation
- Updated Considerations for Collection Day by Service Area Modifications (Post-Herriman Withdrawal) and Calendar Year 2027 to Enhance Customer Service and Go-Back Efficiencies
- Open and Public Meetings Act Training
- [ON HOLD] Boundary Adjustment for the Northern Salt Lake County Service Area Annexed by Salt Lake City
- [ON HOLD] Looking Forward - 2027 and Beyond: District Land, Buildings, and Offices
7. Adjournment
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Reasonable accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) for individuals with disabilities may be provided upon receipt of a request within five working days' notice. For assistance, please call V/385-468- 6332; TTY 711.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Members of the Board may participate electronically.