SB 208 Summary

• Requires solid waste management district boards to present identical resolutions to all county fiscal bodies within the district for approval before imposing property taxes for the first time, with county approval required before August 1 (extended from May 1).

• Mandates that district annual budgets and property tax levies be approved by majority vote of all board members.

• Establishes procedures for counties that remain after other counties withdraw from or are removed from a joint district, requiring them to designate themselves as a new county district, form a new joint district, or join an existing joint district, with corresponding new solid waste management plans and budgets.

• Requires district boards to hold public hearings and approve solid waste management fees by majority vote in the preceding calendar year before imposing fees.

• Consolidates public hearings when a district proposes to impose both property taxes and solid waste management fees in the same calendar year.