NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SERVICE CHARGE (GATE FEE AND BIN FEE) FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 On the 17th day of November 2026, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern, in the Kern County Administrative Center, located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider an amendment to Ordinance G-9381 regarding the Solid Waste Management Program Service Charge schedule. This proposed amendment would add a new recyclable, reusable, or divertable material fee category, specifically establishing a $34.00 per ton fee for a newly defined material type: Contaminated Compost Derived Organics with a contamination level between 10% and 30%. This amendment does not modify any existing Gate Fees, Bin Fees, or other special rates and applies only to the addition of this new material type under Section 18 (Schedule of Special Rates and Charges. Additionally, the Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board) may approve future rate adjustments in the new fee based on the fiscal year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (Series ID: CUURS49ASA0) without a protest hearing for one additional year. If, in any year, the rate adjustment approved by the Board is lower than the amount resulting from the application of the CPI, the difference may be carried over and applied by the Board to future rate adjustments. In the event the cited index is substantively changed or is no longer published, the Board will select a substantially similar index. Any affected person may submit written protests to the report. Written protests must be signed by the objecting party, indicate the subject property and be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The Director of the Public Works Department has considered the environmental impacts of this action and concluded that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15273 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) because it is the establishment of operational rates and charges. Additionally, it has been determined that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with a certainty that this action will not have a significant effect on the environment. Complete copies of the proposed Ordinance Amendment filed by the Public Works Department are on file for inspection with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Alternatively, you may request copies by calling the Public Works Department at (661) 8628900 or by making a request via email at waste@kerncounty.com. Anyone wishing to present evidence or be heard regarding this matter may appear at the hearing of this matter or any continuation thereof. If you challenge the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on this matter in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. Please take notice that there is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging any new, increased, or extended fee or charge. Dated: October 27, 2026 NANCY ANDERSON County Administrative Officer Clerk of the Board County of Kern By: /s/Megan Simpson, Deputy Clerk (PUB SUN 11/04, 11/11/2026)