Past meetings

The City and County of San Francisco’s Refuse Rate Board regulates refuse collection and disposal in San Francisco. The Refuse Rate Board will convene for a public hearing on September 30th 2024 in San Francisco City Hall room 400 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m..

The City and County of San Francisco’s Refuse Rate Board regulates refuse collection and disposal in San Francisco. As part of its duties, the Refuse Rate Board will convene a public hearing on March 25th from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. to report progress and consider requests for use of solid waste fee impound account funds by City departments. This is an action item and the Board will hear public comment.

The Refuse Rate Board had been scheduled to meet on July 28, 2023 in City Hall room 408 starting at 9:00 a.m.. This hearing was rescheduled to August 31st at 9:00 a.m. in City Hall room 408. No Refuse Rate Board hearing took place on July 28th. At the August 31st meeting, the Refuse Rate Board will resume hearing whether to approve an increase to the refuse rates for Rate Years 2024 and 2025 and may take action.

The Refuse Rates Board will hear new written objections and protests received to-date and potential updates to the recommended Refuse Rates order. The Board will deliberate and potentially adopt the Rate Order. This listing will be updated with the agenda and other relevant details once available. This meeting will be accessible and open for the public.

The Refuse Rates Board will hear the Refuse Rates Administrator’s Proposed Rate Order and Alternative Proposals to Recology's rate request for rate years ending in 2024 and 2025. This meeting will be accessible and open for the public.

The Refuse Rates Administrator's Proposed Rate Order can be viewed here:
https://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Refuse%20Rates%20Administrator%20Proposed%20Refuse%20Rate%20Order%20RY2024%20and%20RY2025.pdf

The Refuse Rates Board will vote on a code of conduct, hear the Refuse Rates Administrator’s report and recommended rate order, hold discussion with departments and Recology, and hear public comment. This meeting will be accessible and open for the public.

The San Francisco Controller's Office of the Refuse Rates Administrator will hold a virtual public hearing on May 25th from 9am - 1pm to evaluate rate year 2024 and 2025 proposals from Recology and compare them with modified proposals from the Refuse Rates Administrator. A full agenda, related files, and links to attend virtually will be posted in advance of the hearing.

The San Francisco Controller's Office of the Refuse Rates Administrator will hold a virtual public hearing on May 9th from 9am - 1pm to evaluate rate year 2024 and 2025 proposals from Recology and compare them with modified proposals from the Refuse Rates Administrator. A full agenda, related files, and links to attend virtually will be posted in advance of the hearing.

MEETING AGENDA
Refuse Rate Board
April 13, 2023
Hearing Room 408, City Hall
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Board Members
Carmen Chu
Dennis Herrera

Members of the Refuse Rate Board will attend this meeting in-person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or on WebEx.

Public Comment will be taken before or during the Board's consideration of each agenda item. Speakers may address the Board for up to two minutes.

Purpose is to share information about the rate-setting process, to allow refuse companies to share details around their proposed rate change requests, and to hear comments and concerns from members of the public.

Members of the public can submit comment and/or objections through this form: https://forms.office.com/g/h1UFMBbG69