Council adopts modest increase to refuse collection fees tied to contractor rates

The Atoka City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2026-14, amending the city's schedule of fees and charges to reflect changes to refuse collection fees.

Councilmember Daley explained the adjustment follows the refuse contractor Republic's rate increases and said the city will apply an annual 5% adjustment. Daley presented the first-year impact as an increase of about $0.45–$0.46 per residential cart. "Each year, we'll have a 5% increase, same as, Republic is increasing ours," Daley said.

Daley added the existing contract had been structured as a five-year contract with two optional years, which the contractor declined, and the council did not propose additional immediate changes to the contract during the meeting. Council approved the resolution after a motion and second and a roll-call vote.

City staff noted a fee schedule attachment is available so councilmembers can discuss the change with constituents; the council did not specify an effective date beyond the change to appendix 2 of the city code.