Yard Waste Collection
FY 2023 Annual Budget
Department Description
Yard waste, which consists of small amounts of limbs, hedge and lawn clippings or similar material, is picked up five days a week with the use of rear-load trucks. The Yard Waste division will continue to work with the Community Appearance division when needed on beautification projects.
Organization Chart
Department Mission
The Yard Waste division is dedicated to delivering quality services to residents that enhance the beauty and livability of Victoria.
Goals and Objectives
FY 2022 Highlights
Performance Metrics
Departmental Efficiencies
Having the Yard Waste crews tag bulky item and brush piles while out on their routes is part of the streamlining process for having items picked up sooner than with the previous policy.
This is a joint effort between the Solid Waste and Code Enforcement departments to move from the previous timeline of 21 calendar days between first resident communication and actual pick up to a current 7-10 calendar day cycle.
FY 2023 New Program/Initiatives
FY 2023 Budget Highlights
The Yard Waste division's budget request equals $329,626, an increase of $18,191 or 5.8 percent, compared to Fiscal Year 2022 Adopted Budget, $311,435. The Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes $5,855 in one-time expenses, a $5,855 increase from last year's one-time expense budget, and $323,771 in recurring expenses, an increase of $12,336 or 4 percent, from last year's recurring budget.
Personnel increase is due to $2,588 in baseline adjustments. (Baseline adjustments: include payroll reorganizations, new hires, retirements that took place in the prior fiscal year, as well as longevity and TMRS rate that will be captured in this fiscal year.)
- One-time increase of $5,855 due to Fleet adjustment
- Supply increase of $8,205 due to fuel increase
Total Expenditures for Corresponding Fiscal Year Presented
Department Full-Time Employees
- No major changes in recent years.
Department High-Level Descriptions of Personnel:
Yard Waste Driver (4) - Collects yard waste for 20,000 customers on a weekly basis.
Recommended/Not Recommended List
*** NOTE: Other items have been requested, however, they are not listed below due to the fact that the amount requested is in line for normal operating funding. ***