City was losing $250K annually
Rates to automatically adjust with CPI moving forward
Rates last adjusted in 2019
Also: Controversial tree ordinance postponed again
MANDEVILLE — Mandeville residents have been paying nearly $5 less per month than the city is charged for garbage collection, creating an annual shortfall of approximately $255,000 that’s being covered by taxpayers. In response, the City Council passed an ordinance at Thursday’s City Council meeting (July 10th) to align monthly garbage fees with the actual rates billed under the city’s waste contract with Coastal Waste Services.
The city is currently paying Coastal $21.28 per garbage can each month but has been charging residents only $16.46 per can — a rate that has not been updated since 2019.
With approximately 4,211 cans billed to households and businesses, this $4.82 monthly gap per can amounts to over a $20,000 shortfall each month, or almost $250,000 annually.
That difference is being subsidized by city taxpayers, placing a growing strain on the city’s budget.
Ordinance No. 25-21 addresses this imbalance by amending Section 9-31 of the City Code to ensure garbage service fees charged to residents and businesses match the actual costs incurred under the city’s waste contract.
Going forward, rates will be determined through a legal bid process and memorialized in a signed agreement. The ordinance also provides for automatic annual rate adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Water, Sewer, and Trash Collection Services, while allowing the City Council to approve additional changes in response to unforeseen operational cost increases.
Meeting Results:
Minutes:
1. Adoption of the June 26, 2025, council meeting minutes
Adopted, 5-0
Consent Agenda:
1. Adoption of Resolution 25-36: A resolution accepting the bid for the 2025 road and drainage maintenance contract and authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with the apparent low bidder, Creek Construction, LLC, and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Councilman Discon, At-Large)
Adopted, 5-0.
Unfinished Business:
1. Adoption of Resolution 25-31: A resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a cooperative agreement between the City of Mandeville and St. Tammany Parish to undertake eligible community development and housing assistance activities within the City of Mandeville jurisdiction; to be pre-approved by the City of Mandeville and parish before activity takes place and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Councilman Discon, At-Large)
Adopted, 5-0.
2. Adoption of Ordinance 25-11: An ordinance repealing and replacing Article 9, Section 9.2.5.7, Live Oak protection requirements, and amending Sections 9.2.3 and 9.2.5.14 of the Comprehensive Land Use Regulations Ordinance, and amending Division 19 of Appendix C Section 9.2.5.16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Mandeville, and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Councilman Discon, At-Large)
Postponed to August 14th, 5-0
New Business:
1. Establishing dates for 2026 budget hearings – 7/15/25, 7/21/25, 7/23/25, 8/5/25, and 8/11/25 to be discussed, confirmed, revised and/or added to.
Set as proposed, for 6 p.m. each date.
2. Adoption of Ordinance 25-21: An ordinance amending Section 9-31 of the City of Mandeville Code of Ordinances and Appendix C Division 9 Section 9-31 regarding monthly garbage service charges and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Councilman Discon, At-Large)
Adopted, 5-0
3. Adoption of Ordinance 25-22: An ordinance declaring certain items as surplus and no longer needed for city use; authorizing the mayor to exchange, donate, or dispose of surplus items; authorizing the mayor to execute all necessary documents and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Councilman Discon, At-Large)
Adopted, 5-0
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