ORD-2009-099- Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Ordinance Orange County North Carolina

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FY 2009-10 Proposed Changes to the County Fee Schedule 49 Notes about increases: (1)The MSW and C&D rate has not been raised since 07-08 FY year. There has been sfgn)flcant increase in equipment cost relating to increased fuel cock maintenance and repair cosk and personnel cost Also a larger piece of equipment is currenfiy being ut0'~ in the MSW area spedficelly designed to increase compactlon thus ktcreasing operational cost sigriFicanOy. Vegetative Waste and Clean Wood waste tip fee has not Increased since 2002-2003 FY. Increased handling, processing of materials into saleable items, repairs and maintenance of equlpmenk and Increased personnel cost contribute to fee increase request. Fees for Muk:h Out have not increases since 06-07 FY. Continued operational cost increases due to aging equipmenk personnel cost, fuel cost, site upkeep, etc. necessitates atlditionai price Increase. Increase is less than $t per cubk yard. (2) Orange County's 3-R Fee 15 afour-tiered fee, Including the Basic Fee, MulOfamily Fee, Rural Curbside Fee, and Urban Curbside Fee. The Basic (B) Fee is assessed to all Improved properties in Orange County, and this fee funds universal recycting services available to a0 reskfents throughout the County. The Mulflfam0y (M) Fee Is assessed to all units eligible to receive muitifamiy-style recyctng service from cart sites. The Rural Curbside (R) Fee is assessed to all units in the unirx:orporetad areas of the County that are e0gible to receive biweekly Huai curbside recyring collection. The Urban Curbside (U) Fee is assessetl to ail residential units lnskie the corporate gmits of Carrboro, Chapel H01, and Hillsborough who are eligible to receive weekly urban curbside recycling coiledbn. The M, R, and U Fees are intended to fully fund the associated collection programs. During Fiscal Year 0809 the Rural and Urban Curbside programs undervvent a significant expansion to include the collec0on of corrugated cardboard at the curb. The addition of corrugated cadoboard to these collection programs addressed a bng sought citizen demand for this service and has resulted in the increased collection of recyclable materials and has also enabled the Orange County Landfill to ban disposal of conugated cardboard effective March 1, 2009. However, as projected, the addi0on of this service has also increased the operating costs for these hvo programs and has also decreased the value of the materials rbliected as increased labor is needed to sort the paper and prepare it for recycling markets. The necessity to raise the U and R fees for Fiscal 2009!10 was discussed during the Fiscal 2006/09 budget deliberations. Rural Fee (R) Fee: At the present rate of $26/unit /year the Rural Curbside Program is under-funded and w01 operate at an $186,571 deficit. An R Fee increase of $i2 per unit is projected to generate an additional $157,546 of revenue and will reduce the deficit to an amount that is within the market fluctuations associated with the revenue genereted by the sale of materials wlfected by this program. Urban Curbside (U) Fee: At the present rate of 544lurdt/yeaz the Urban Curbside Program is under-funded and wi0 operate at a $155,586 defictL A U Fee increase of $8 per unit Is projected to generate an addifiorral $140,820 In revenue and will reduced deficit tq an amount less than $1/unit per year. If the U and R Fee increases are approved, for Fl' 0910 the Rural Curbside Program is still projected to operate with a deficit of $29,025 and the Urban Curbside Program is projected to operate with a defict of $14,766. Any operating defict experienced by fhe Recycling Division k made up by a subsidy from the Solid Waste Enterprise General Fund. Solid Waste (General Fund Descri tion Current Fee Sanitation -School Refuse Collection Pro osed Fee FY 2009-10 Last Revision 6 cubic yard containedscheduled pi u $24.00 $26.00 2001 8 cubic yard container/scheduled ptc $26.00 $28.00 2001 Non-scheduled ick-u $30.00 $35.00 2001 Notes about Increases: School refuse collec0on fees era not inducted in the formal fee scheduled, but the board must set the rate. Fuel prices have Increased substantially over the years and conOnue to fluctuate but with an upward trend. LandflN fees for the waste co6ected have also increased and are proposed to increase 1n FY 2009-10. 7of7