01-12-2026 - Agenda Packet City Council - Regular Meeting

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6 2. All grant funds accepted from the county must be used in the year granted unless the county agrees to an exception. The county will not provide any funds in excess of actual expenses. Funds not spent must be returned to the county. 3. A city or joint powers organization may not charge its residents through property tax, utility fees, waste fees, environmental fees, or any other method for the portion of its waste reduction and recycling program costs that are funded by county grant funds. 4. Cities must track expenditures for waste reduction and recycling programs, curbside organics recycling, organics drop-off sites, and multifamily waste reduction and recycling and establish accounting mechanisms to provide the information requested in the financial section of the annual grant application. 5. Waste reduction and recycling activities, revenues, and expenditures are subject to audit. B. Curbside organics use of funds Curbside organics grant funds may be used for program expenses, including the following: • Incentives for participation (service discounts, countertop pails, compostable bags) • City contract costs • Education and outreach • Carts • Other expenses approved by the county Yard waste expenses are not eligible. If organics are co-collected with other waste, the organics expenses must be tracked separately. If a city passes funds through to a hauler, 100% of those funds must be credited to residents’ bills. C. Organics drop-off sites use of funds Organics drop-off site grant funds may be used for program expenses, including the following: • Hauling and disposal • Dumpsters or carts • Site construction • Education and outreach • Incentives for participation (countertop pails, compostable bags) • Other expenses approved by the county D. Multifamily waste reduction and recycling use of funds Cities that choose to apply for multifamily waste reduction and recycling funding will work with 55