The Beverly Hills Public Works Commission voted to maintain the existing residential solid waste rate structure at its Sept. 14 meeting and also learned about the city’s first state-accredited water quality lab.
During a discussion of residential solid waste rates, Utilities General Manager Robert Welch said the city’s enterprise fund reserves are declining and could reach zero by the end of the next fiscal year if rates are not increased. City policy calls for maintaining reserves at 50%, which staff estimates would amount to approximately $17 million to $18 million by the fifth year of a new rate cycle.
