General Information

Government Type

Special Service District

Entity

Washington County Special Service District #1

Public Body

Administrative Control Board

Notice Information

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Notice Title

Board Meeting

Notice Tags

Solid Waste

Notice Type(s)

Notice, Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

October 7, 2024 05:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

October 7, 2024 07:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Regular Board Meeting and Public Hearing of the Washington County Solid Waste District October 7, 2024 Public Notice is hereby given that the Board of the Washington County Solid Waste District will hold a regular meeting and Public Hearing at the Washington County Building, 3rd Floor Training Room located at 111 E Tabernacle St, St. George, Utah on Monday, October 7, 2024, commencing at 5:00 PM with a Public Hearing to commence at 6:00 PM. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Consider approval of minutes for August 12, 2024, regular meeting 3. Consider approval of Jul-Aug 2024 disbursements 4. Consider approval of budget to actual revenue and expense of Jul-Aug 2024 5. Consider approval to merge the CSR and Scale House Attendant pay scales into a single scale Background and information: This is a holdover item from the August Board meeting. While it was favorably received, the need for a resolution to approve was requested. The formal resolution is now included in this consideration. The effective date is Jan 1, 2025, for the 2025 budget cycle. 6. Consider approval on agreement with Mark Anderson for Municipal Advisor Services Background and information: The District is in the process of applying for CIB funding for the 3rd and final phase of the Infrastructure Improvement project. Mark Anderson is a highly qualified and experienced Financial Advisor for CIB Funding, General Bonds, and other lending instruments. He was instrumental in assisting the District in obtaining CIB funding for phases 1 and 2. The District would do well to utilize the services of Mr. Anderson in obtaining funding for the final phase of the project. 7. Consider approval of proposed 2025 COLA adjustment to pay scale Background and information: A 5% COLA adjustment is proposed to the pay scale for 2025 to address severe inflationary pressures affecting the households of our employees. District Solid Waste employees are the essential, first line defense, along with Water and Sewer, of a healthy community and environment. The District employees are well trained, highly capable, and we need to ensure we can retain our valued human resources. The proposed COLA increase is comparable to the higher County and Municipality increases their employees received last year. 8. Presentation of the State Auditor's Office 2024 Fraud Risk Assessment Background and information: The State Auditor's Office has mandated that all Public Entities complete the enclosed self-assessment annually. 9. Consider approval of 2025 Tentative Budget Background and information: At least 7 days prior to adoption of the final budget, the Board must adopt a Tentative Budget to be available for public review. Staff has compiled and recommends approval of the Tentative 2025 Budget for Board consideration and approval. The 2025 Budget includes the debt servicing requirement for the existing CIB infrastructure loan, landfill gas well and lateral work, the proposed COLA increase, and the Republic Services contractual rate increases. Request Motion to Open Public Hearing (6:00 PM) 10. Public Hearing and consideration of resolution to adopt 2025 Master Schedule of Fees Background and information: The resolution to adopt the proposed fee schedule for the calendar year 2025 incorporates the annual 2.5% increase as contracted in the agreement with Republic Services. This District requests increasing their rates by 2.5% in alignment with contractual requirements. 11. Public Hearing to receive public comment on the proposed application for loan funding from the Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) to be used for the 3rd and final phase of the Infrastructure Safety Improvement Project (No formal action required at this time) Background and information: The initial two phases (1-Scale House & 2-Administration Building) were funded by the CIB in the amount of $9,003,000, however there were insufficient CIB funds available to complete the whole project. The District intends to request an additional $5,000,000 from the CIB and utilize $1,500,000 from District cash reserves to complete the project which includes the Customer Convenience Center and covered Cart build/storage facility. There are no planned rate increases for the public to service this additional debt. Request Motion to Close Public Hearing Adjourn

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Washington County Special Service District #1 435-673-2813

Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation

The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom. To login to the meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/95187566833?pwd=N2JoM0ZoZERTczlkSXY4bEFUVTEzUT09 Dial in by phone by calling (253) 215-8782 and enter Meeting ID 951 8756 6833 Passcode: 500957 none available

Meeting Information

Meeting Location

111 E Tabernacle St.
ST GEORGE, UT 84790
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Contact Name

Kevin Kunz

Contact Email

kevin@wcsw.org

Contact Phone

(435)673-2813

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

September 27, 2024 02:41 PM

Notice Last Edited On

September 27, 2024 02:41 PM

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