Commissioner proposes $1 interim increase to trash fee in ordinance 2151

A member of the Mount Carmel City Council proposed a limited, interim increase to the municipal trash-collection fee, saying the council should add $1 to rates this year and reassess the charge next April.

The proposal, described as an amendment to ordinance 2151, was presented during commissioner reports. The mover asked that the dollar increase take effect this year and that council review the impact next spring before any additional increases are adopted. Council discussion requesting a second appears in the record, but the transcript does not record a second or a roll-call vote on the proposed amendment.

The motion’s sponsor framed the amendment as a measured step — a single-dollar change now with a scheduled reassessment — rather than a permanent multi-dollar increase. No detailed fiscal analysis or projected revenue impacts for the $1 increase were provided in the meeting record.

Because the transcript does not record a second or a formal vote, the amendment’s status is unresolved in the public record. The council may bring the item back for a subsequent vote or include it with future ordinance readings; the transcript contains no further instructions to staff about scheduling or implementation.