Weber County Commission approves first reading transfer station fee ordinance
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This Jan. 23, 2020, photo shows the Weber County Transfer Station in Ogden, where most trash in the county is brought for processing.OGDEN — During a brief meeting at the Weber Center on Tuesday, the Weber County Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance amending fees at the Weber County Transfer Station.
The county seeks to reduce the transfer station’s general waste and construction/demolition tipping fees from $52.24 to $50 per ton after recently increasing them.
According to the county’s community development director, Sean Wilkinson, the original increase was prompted by increased costs from waste disposal and recycling provider Republic Services, as well as increases related to transfer station employees. The decision to reduce the fees follows an observed decline in usage amid the recent fee uptick.
“We believe it is in the best interest of the county to reduce that fee back to $50 (per ton) as it was previously,” Wilkinson said during the meeting.
The commission also approved two new appointees to the seven-member Ogden Valley Planning Commission, as Trevor Shuman and Mark Schweppe completed four-year terms in June. They will be replaced on the planning commission by Heidi Gross and James Morgan.
Both Shuman and Schweppe had requested to be reappointed to their roles, and Commissioner Gage Froerer praised their efforts with the body. However, Froerer also remarked that he thought it prudent to give others the opportunity to serve ahead of Ogden Valley’s transition to cityhood.
The commission also approved several consent items during Tuesday’s meeting, including a Government Records Access and Management Act portal contract renewal between the county and CivicPlus. The contract auto-renews annually if neither party gives notice to terminate the deal and is subject to a 5% uplift during each renewal term. The charge for annual services during the initial term is just over $7,800.
Also approved was an amendment to a contract between the county and the State Attorney General’s Office to add this fiscal year’s funding from the state to the Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center. The amendment amount is roughly $541,000.
The Weber County Commission meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Meetings are viewable online via the county’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@webercountyutah/. Meeting agendas, minutes and other information is available on the county’s website at https://www.webercountyutah.gov/County_Commission/.
