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Increase Pay As You Throw Tag Rates For Village Materials Management Program

↑Meetings/Resolutions/10-2017
Activeformal_resolutionongoingThe Village increases fees for garbage tags from $2.50 to $2.75 for small/blue tags and from $5.00 to $5.50 for large/red tags, effective June 1, 2017, to cover new recycling processing charges from UCRRA and other cost increases.
First seen
2017-04-10
Latest event
2017-04-20
adopted
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RESOLVED

  1. the Village will increase its fee for garbage tags. Blue/small tags will be $2.75 and red/large bag tags will be $5.50. This will allow the Village to continue the program and absorb increases in costs. The rate increase will be effective June 1, 2017.
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  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook provides curb-side household garbage and single-stream recycling pick up under its pay as you throw tag system
  • WHEREAS, the Village uses the Highway Department staff to transport the household garbage and recycling materials to the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) where fees are incurred
  • WHEREAS, UCRRA has recently instituted a charge for accepting recycling materials when they had accepted them free of charge in the past
  • WHEREAS, there has also been a gradual increase in the charge for UCRRA accepting household garbage and the continuation of a fuel surcharge
  • WHEREAS, the use of UCRRA is still the most viable site due to its proximity to the Village and fees charged

Lifecycle (2 events)

2017-04-10adopted
Adopt Resolution 10-2017 authorizing the Village Justice Court to utilize GovPayNet for online fine payment processing.
moved by Blundell
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Resolved
  1. the Village Board will authorize the village justice to set up and utilize the services of GovPayNet, upon approval by counsel after a review of the participation agreement
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, in the course of adjudication of vehicle and traffic cases the Village of Red Hook Justice Court levies find on defendants
  • WHEREAS, the defendants have a duty to pay these fines based at the direction of the judge, either on the night of the court session (cash or credit card) or in an installment plan approach, as assigned by the court
  • WHEREAS, the justice, his staff and the Mayor have reviewed a third party payment option offered by GovPayNet that enables defendants to pay the fine on line and this system comports with NYS rules and regulations; and the review, approval and processing of payments resides within the court staff, not general Village staff
  • WHEREAS, the govpaynet system is web based, does not tie in to any village software, is secure and does not create any costs or liability to the Village and fees are only incurred by the defendant
2017-04-20adoptedvote: unanimous
Increase the Village pay-as-you-throw garbage tag rates effective June 1, 2017.
moved by Blundell · seconded by Kovalchik
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Resolved
  1. the Village will increase its fee for garbage tags. Blue/small tags will be $2.75 and red/large bag tags will be $5.50. This will allow the Village to continue the program and absorb increases in costs. The rate increase will be effective June 1, 2017.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook provides curb-side household garbage and single-stream recycling pick up under its pay as you throw tag system
  • WHEREAS, the Village uses the Highway Department staff to transport the household garbage and recycling materials to the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) where fees are incurred
  • WHEREAS, UCRRA has recently instituted a charge for accepting recycling materials when they had accepted them free of charge in the past
  • WHEREAS, there has also been a gradual increase in the charge for UCRRA accepting household garbage and the continuation of a fuel surcharge
  • WHEREAS, the use of UCRRA is still the most viable site due to its proximity to the Village and fees charged
Subject key: garbage_tag_rates