Trash and recycling bills would rise 95 cents a month in December under a hauler increase before council Thursday

Aubrey households would pay 95 cents more a month for trash and recycling starting Dec. 1 if the City Council approves a rate increase requested by Republic Services, the city's franchised hauler. The council holds a public hearing on the change at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 226 Countryside Drive.

The city's 2023 franchise agreement with Republic lets the company adjust its rates every year based on the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington consumer price index for water, sewer and trash service. The city received Republic's request on Sept. 15, and the company asked for a 4.65% increase based on the rolling average of that index, according to the staff report from the city controller. Staff recommend approval.

What changes on a monthly bill

The staff report breaks the residential charges into pieces:

Weekly curbside trash: $12.15 to $12.71
Weekly curbside recycling: $4.43 to $4.64
Bulk pickup: 39 cents to 41 cents
Household hazardous waste: 72 cents to 75 cents
Franchise fee: $2.66 to $2.78

That brings the standard residential total from $20.35 to $21.30. For homes where the head of household is 65 or older or disabled, the total would go from $18.52 to $19.38. An extra 95-gallon trash cart would cost $8.02 a month instead of $7.66, and an extra recycling cart $5.81 instead of $5.55.

The ordinance notes that its listed rates do not include sales tax or the franchise fee, while the staff report's totals include the franchise fee.

The same 4.65% has been applied to commercial service. Under the proposed schedule, a business with one 95-gallon cart picked up weekly would pay $32.50 a month, and an 8-cubic-yard container emptied once a week would cost $302.31. Special pickups of heavy bulk items would cost $127.74 for loads under 100 pounds and $203.22 for heavier ones.

The council will consider two measures: one rewriting the monthly rate section of the city code, and a third amendment to the Republic franchise agreement that sets the new rates.

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