Consider for approval an increase to the disposal fee tonnage rate charged to Third­ Party Haulers as prescribed by terms of the BFI contract for the operation of the Solid Waste Transfer Station. The increase is proposed at 2.57% in accordance with the 2025 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers ("CPI-W"). The inflationary adjustment of $2.00 per ton increases the rate f

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Consider for approval an increase to the disposal fee tonnage rate charged to Third­ Party Haulers as prescribed by terms of the BFI contract for the operation of the Solid Waste Transfer Station. The increase is proposed at 2.57% in accordance with the 2025 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers ("CPI-W"). The inflationary adjustment of $2.00 per ton increases the rate from $77.87 per ton to $79.86 per ton for this customer segment, effective October 1, 2026. City Departments, Sanitation Customers and Galveston's citizen users of the facility are not impacted by this increase.  (D Bender)

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