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Item 1.F.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 06/23/2025 |
| Title: | FY26 Landfill Use Agreement with Yellowstone County |
| Presented by: | Jennifer Duray |
| Department: | Public Works |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review: | Yes |
| Project Number: | N/A |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the one-year landfill agreement with Yellowstone County.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
The Billings Regional Landfill currently accepts waste from Yellowstone County. Disposal of waste picked up and hauled by private haulers is charged directly to those haulers. Yellowstone County is only charged for the estimated tonnage and landfill trips of self-haul residential waste. The agreement with Yellowstone County is a 17% increase for FY26 and is based on increased waste from Yellowstone County residents and an increase of 14.6% in landfill fees approved at the May 27, 2025, Council meeting.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve the landfill agreement; or,
- Not approve the agreement. If the Council does not approve the agreement, Yellowstone County self-haul residents would need to be charged for each trip to the landfill, which would increase lines at the landfill.
FISCAL EFFECTS
The landfill agreement will generate $437,580 in revenue for the solid waste fund in FY26.