Republic Services Agreement
August 11, 2016
I would like
to clear up some misinformation and rumors.
Currently,
Sauk Village has a garbage collection agreement which was signed by
former Mayor Lewis Towers that included the following:
- An increase to $16.75 per month from April 2011 – March 2012
- An increase to $17.50 per month from April 2012 – March 2013
- Increases annually of the lesser of 5% or the CPI of the previous year
- Current 2016 Monthly Rate $18.43
- Recyclables- Free weekly pick up of recyclables: Blue bags with the village logo / 15 – 30 gallon capacity
Ordinance 11-013
“Extension of the garbage collection agreement with Skyline Disposal and the
Village of Sauk Village” was passed by a unanimous vote- (Trustees Anderson,
Benson, Burgess, Hanks, Myers and Williams) and signed by Mayor Lewis Towers in
April 2011 and included:
- An additional 5 years extension commencing on April 2015 and terminating on March 31, 2020.
In October 2012 Sauk
Village was notified that Skyline Disposal was sold to Allied (Republic
Services) and all existing agreements will remain intact.
After much research and
collaboration, Village Administrator Fairman reported that Sauk Village failed
to execute the terms of its contractual agreement with Republic (Skyline). Its
failure to execute those terms (adjustments of annual rate increase), under
billing residents, and failure to provide accurate housing counts (vacancies)
resulted in non-payment of services to the vendor.
Meetings were held with
Republic in an attempt to bring this matter to a fair and equitable solution
for both parties and avoid a cut off of service. On Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Republic Representatives Anthony DeLuca and Ernie Lopez appeared at a Special
Meeting to discuss the terms of a proposed new agreement.
While there was much
discussion and debate, including public comment periods at both the Special
Meeting and the Regular Board meeting the final result was the following:
The motion to approve the
extension of the Republic Agreement was made during the 7pm Regular Board
Meeting with a majority of the votes in favor (4-2) and with the Mayor’s full
support.
AYES: TRUSTEES MYERS, WASHINGTON AND WILLIAMS
NAYS: TRUSTEES JONES AND
TATES
PRESENT: TRUSTEE BURGESS (Present
vote going with the majority)
The new agreement will
have the same language and include the following changes:
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New Agreement
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Current Agreement
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Change
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Current balance due Republic
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Revert back to $0
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$389,905.44
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Saving residents $389,905.44 due to under billing, vacancies and lack of residents making water bill payments
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Monthly Rate
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$19.64
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$18.43
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Increase of $1.21 per month
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Senior Rate
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$1.00 Less a month
(Requires registration
with Republic for at least one senior resident 65+ years of age ($18.43)
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N\A
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This language added to
new agreement. Senior rate will only increase $0.21 per month starting
October 2016
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Annual Increase
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3% Annual Fixed
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5% or previous year CPI
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Fixed Rate
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Recycling
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Service included and residents will receive a 95 gallon tote
with bi-week pick-up
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Free weekly pick up with
purchase of Blue bags with village logo (15–30 gal cap)
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Village residents no longer need to purchase Blue bags and totes will be provided free of charge |
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Contract length
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Year 2030
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Year 2020
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10 year extension
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House Counts
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Republic and Village staff
will conduct semi-annual house counts
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N/A
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Insuring payment and
billing reflect proper house counts and figures
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I would like to personally thank Anthony DeLuca and Ernie Lopez for working diligently with
me on behalf of the residents of Sauk Village on what I feel is a Win-Win for
all parties involved.
Mayor David A. Hanks