Vogel Disposal Service overpaid the city about $85,000 in administration fees during the past four years and is willing to work with the city on a repayment plan.

Vogel pays the city a percentage of its receipts from residential garbage collection fees to cover the cost of resolving disputes, city officials said.

A company bookkeeper discovered that administrative fees had been mistakenly paid from commercial garbage collection fees in addition to the residential fees.

Tom Breth, the city’s solicitor who also represents Vogel, said Tuesday at the city council forum meeting that the company is willing to discuss the repayment.

Butler Mayor Ben Smith said the city didn’t receive or spend the money all at once so it won’t be paid back all at once.