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File #: ID-8108    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/30/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 2/19/2026 Final action: 2/19/2026
Enactment date: 2/19/2026 Enactment #: 47-26
Title: Resolution to authorize a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Village of Monticello to accept leachate from the Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste in exchange for the payment for the disposal of sludge from the Village Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
Narrative of Resolution:
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Resolution to authorize a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Village of Monticello to accept leachate from the Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste in exchange for the payment for the disposal of sludge from the Village Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $250,000.00 per year
Are funds already budgeted? Yes
If 'Yes,' specify appropriation code(s): CL8160-46-4609
If 'No,' specify proposed source of funds: $110,000 is budgeted, the balance will come from a budget modification by taking the funds from elsewhere in the budget
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures:
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) WITH THE VILLAGE OF MONTICELLO TO ACCEPT LEACHATE FROM THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL (SCSL) IN EXCHANGE FOR SLUDGE DISPOSAL FROM THE VILLAGE WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

WHEREAS, there has been a long-standing agreement for the Sullivan County Landfill to dispose of sludge at no charge from the Village of Monticello Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) in an even exchange for the Village of Monticello POTW to take processed leachate from the Sullivan County Pretreatment Plant for further processing; and

WHEREAS, since the Sullivan County Landfill has closed, the Village of Monticello is required to put out to competitive bid the disposal of sludge; and

WHEREAS, in order to maintain the original long-standing agreement, the County has deducted the cost of the sludge invoices from the Village of Monticello's Solid Waste Account; and

WHEREAS, The Sullivan County Division of Public Works would prefer that the Village of Monticello be reimbursed directly for the Sludge Disposal rather than it being deducted from the balance of the Solid Waste Acc...

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