Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for one year with a 3% increase, sets January 2027 bid process

The Roosevelt City Council voted unanimously on June 16, 2026 to renew the city's garbage collection contract with K&K Sanitation for one year, with a 3% increase based on the consumer price index, according to the meeting minutes. ^[1]

The council's motion approved a one-year contract running from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, "renewal with RFP set for January 2027." Both the increase and the renewal were approved subject to legal review. ^[1]

The vote

Councilman D. Busenbark reported on discussions with K&K. The minutes record the recommendation as giving the 3% increase now and making other changes during the request-for-proposals process. ^[1]

Councilman B. Hancock moved to approve the 3% increase and, separately, the one-year renewal. Busenbark seconded both motions, and both passed unanimously. ^[1]

Questions at the budget hearing

Earlier that night, during a public hearing on reopening the fiscal 2026 budget, a speaker the minutes identify as not a resident asked about the "63k negative in sanitation" and recommended changing fees. ^[1]

The minutes record Atwood, who presented the budget items, explaining that billing is now based on what is collected, so the city is no longer losing those funds and is on a "positive trajectory." The minutes do not say what period the $63,000 figure covers. ^[1]

The audited baseline

Roosevelt accounts for sanitation as a separate enterprise fund. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023, the fund reported $985,838 in operating revenue and $993,441 in operating expenses, an operating loss of $7,603, according to the city's audit dated Jan. 31, 2024. ^[2]

The fund's total net position at June 30, 2023 was negative $4,066. ^[2]

This story reports no sanitation fund results for fiscal 2024 or later.