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Draft Future of the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Enterprise fund reserves as of June 30, 2009 were projected to be $6,958,498 to which the equipment/vehicle reserve portion is$4,298,854. Sanitation Division equipment is not currently included in this reserve as no contributions have been made. Cost estimates for the funding of landfill closure, long term maintenance and environmental monitoring are awaiting final design along with permitting of the closure plan and its associated costs. Closure expenses are assumed to be substantially financed from reserves. While there will be significant reduction in expenditures(personnel and equipment) once the landfill closes,enterprise fund revenues sources will be diminished and are likely to fall below expenses. An enterprise fund financial analysis will be conducted over the next few months to evaluate and refine the enterprise fund's fmancial viability as necessary. The goal is to adjust the level of services, fee rates and any other revenues to attain operational efficiencies to achieve a fully-funded enterprise fund model for all county solid waste operations. Future convenience center operations could shift further or entirely away from the general fund towards annual household fees,fee based or Pay-As-You-Throw based systems or some combination. Those are future decisions currently being analyzed in preparation for discussion with the Board of Commissioners. The Environmental Support Division provides both direct and indirect administrative and environmental support to the other divisions that include education/outreach,enforcement, planning,maintenance,utilities, insurance, facilities, financial,retiree health,janitorial services, billing, clericaUadministrative,payroll, etc. support for the entire department.Funding for Environmental Support is currently split between the Recycling and Landfill Divisions, but with the addition of the Sanitation Division these support costs may need to be reallocated. Current MSW and C&D landfill tonnages,thus revenues, are declining below projected tonnages thereby requiring a reliance on reserves to cover any possible shortfalls in operating revenue. Three-R Fees will continue to fund the not only the current recycling effort but also increasingly the hauling of recyclable yard waste,clean wood, scrap metal,appliances and tires. Some convenience center staffing and site operations costs proportional to the area of the sites used for recycling services are also slated to be partly funded by the 3-R Fee for 2010-11 and beyond. Table 3-f Revenue Sources for 2008-09 Solid Waste Mana ement Source Amount(to nearest Comments 1,000) Landfill Ti in Fees $3,481,000 3-R Fees $3,556,000 Charged to all improved properties to cover rec clin ro am costs Recycling&Mulch Sales $768,000 Includes all scrap metal,compost and wood chips as well as `conventional recyclables— a er,cans,bottles White Goods&Tires $191,000 State reimbursements Landfill Penalty Fees $174,000 For illegally landfilling measurable amounts of cardboard,wood and scra metal. Other:RRMO licensing,grants, interest $452,000 Estimated income,compost bin sales,capital contributions,sales of s lus e ui ment etc. 38