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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA
Article: 26
Warrant Article Title:
BYLAW AMENDMENT / RECYCLING REVOLVING FUND
Warrant Article Text:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Title I, Article 22 of the
Town Bylaws by revising the language of the Recycling Fees
Revolving Fund to update the fees, charges or other receipts
credited to the fund, and the program or activity expenses
payable from the fund; or take any action related thereto.
Requested By:
the Town Manager
Report Excerpt:
Vote and comment to Town Meeting - Favorable Action (5-0)
This article will amend Title I, Article 22, Section 5 by adding to
the types of fees credited to the already existing Recycling Fees
Revolving Fund. Specifically, it seeks to add cart fees and
overflow bags, as well as refine the existing language to
encompass all electronics and metal items currently processed at
the Reuse and Recycle Center. Further, fees for the pick-up of so-
called white goods are proposed for removal as these items are
no longer processed by the Town. Following the Town's shift last
year to a new trash and recycling vendor, overflow bag fees are
now part of the Town's curbside collection program and cart-
related fees may be contemplated in the future.
This revolving fund, like other revolving funds, is subject to the
setting of an annual expenditure cap that requires approval from
Town Meeting each year.
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NOTE: the vote language has been corrected to match the Select
Board Report. The original description in Column C didn’t
accurately reflect which words would be changed in the bylaws.
Vote Language:
That the Town does and hereby amend Title I, Article 22, Section
5 of the Town’s Bylaws, or take any action related thereto, so that
the new Section reads:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Revolving Fund
Department,
Board, Committee,
Agency or Officer
Authorized to
Spend from Fund
Fees, Charges
or Other
Receipts
Credited to
Fund
Program or
Activity Expenses
Payable from
Fund
Restrictions or
Conditions on
Expenses
Payable from
Fund
Other
Requirements
and/or Reports
Fiscal Years
Recycling Fees
DPW
Fees for
a pick up of so-
called white
goods,
computers, and
televisions
collection of
electronics,
mattresses and
metal items,
and cart and
overflow bag
fees.
To defray the cost
of pick up and to
establish a
program to
educate and
facilitate the
public's
understanding of
the Town's
recycling Bylaw,
including its
enforcement
provisions.
FY2019 and
subsequent
years
Select Board Report
