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Collection: Collection method would remain a decision made by each local <br />government. <br />Annual budget: Chapel Hill staff would develop the annual budget for solid <br />waste operations. The annual budget must be reviewed by Board of Commissioners, <br />Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and Hillsborough Town Board. These elected boards <br />need some specific budget authorities regarding system costs that directly affect their <br />town or county budgets. I do not have details to offer here, but I believe we should <br />return to the draft Interlocal Agreement. It has some very reasonable stipulations on <br />this point, and it was worked out in great detail. (In addition, the landfill fund paid an <br />attorney, Bob Jessup, a handsome fee to draft this proposal. I hope we will not throw it <br />away; instead, I hope we will mine it for its good features.) Clearly, the 1972 interlocal <br />agreement needs updating. <br />Sources of revenue: Tip fees will be charged for both C &D and MSW <br />disposal. It is clear to everyone that another source of revenue will be needed in the <br />future. Equity requires that this be a county -wide source of revenue. Law requires that <br />any county -wide source of revenue must be imposed by the commissioners, and can <br />only be imposed by the commissioners. I would hope that Orange County would enact <br />a non - regressive revenue - generating instrument for long -term solid waste <br />management, to provide the necessary supplement to tip fees -- necessary if we are <br />going to meet our solid waste reduction goals. (For the part of Chapel Hill that is in <br />Durham County, Chapel Hill might need to capture this revenue.) <br />Solid Waste Management Plan: All 4 governing bodies adopted this plan, <br />and adopted the same set of waste reduction goals. As policy, this plan is in force for <br />our system, though not fully implemented. Our planning, to date, is predicated on this <br />Plan, because this plan is policy. <br />Community Benefits: This issue has been successfully severed (I hope and <br />believe) from the governance issue. Several requested benefits have already been <br />provided. Data to help determine where the water lines should go is being studied by <br />an Orange County intem, under the direction of Margaret Brown. An Orange County - <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro committee has been appointed to recommend how water <br />provision should be financed. I think we all hope this committee will complete its <br />charge over the summer. <br />"OPEN MATTERS" <br />Bob Jessup, the attorney hired to draft the Interlocal Agreement, used this <br />elegant phrase to refer to matters undecided, and not essential to executing an <br />interlocal agreement. As open matters, I would put forth a preliminary list of 2: <br />Advisory Board. Perhaps we need a citizen advisory board with <br />representation from each of the 4 jurisdictions. I am very flexible, and could happily <br />