2017-29-Minutes for Meeting July 15,1982 Recorded 2/23/2017DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS CJ 2017.29
NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERK
COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 02/23/2017 09:38:04 AM
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For Recording Stamp Only
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Bend, Oregon
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Audio Cassette Recording Titled: INFORMAL DISCUSSION REGARDING SOLID
WASTE DEPARTMENT FEES.
July 15, 1982 3:20 — 4:15
A meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held on July 15, 1982.
Board of Commissioners present were Albert Young, Robert Paulsen, and Clay
Shepard. Also present was Rick !sham, County Counsel.
Agenda: None.
A discussion was held regarding raising franchise fees at the landfill, and whether
to have a public hearing. The attendees talked about a flat rate or special fees for
self -haulers. If a truck has a compactor, they would pay less for cubic yard than if
the material was loosely packed. Haulers may prefer to see this cost determined
by weight.
A lengthy discussion also took place regarding reduced hours and days of
operation. There are some poor revenue days during mid -week. The haulers
would not like doing this because those are their workdays, but they want to
dictate how things operate.
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The self -haulers want to use the landfill on Saturdays and Sundays. They studied
having Knott and Negus closed on Sundays, and determined that it would save
only about $33,000 a year by doing this. It is hard to justify this to the public.
There is nothing to be gained by shortening hours. However, closing Sundays
would realize significant savings even though the public would not be happy with
it.
A long discussion was held on this meeting not being specifically posted regarding
solid waste fees, and whether the media will cause problems because of it. It was
decided to have the discussion again in a few days if there are other items for that
meeting. They will notify the media that there will be a discussion about landfill
fees, but they want to avoid having all kinds of public show up until they have a
chance to discuss this in more detail.
The meeting was set for the next Wednesday so that they will have enough time
to fully discuss the issue. They do not want to take public testimony then because
it would take a very long time to do so, unless they limit testimony.
I certify that the above is a true and accurate record of meeting, as reproduced from a cassette
tape identified as Minutes of an Informal Discussion regarding Solid Waste Fees with the
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held on July 15, 1982. This record was completed
subsequent to the presiding Deschutes County Board of Commissioners' tenure.
Bonnie Baker
For the Board of County Commissioners
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