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a. Impacts from FY 2002-03 Reductions in County Capital Proiects and School <br />Recurring Capital <br />DEFERRED <br />b. Transition Planning -EMS Transport Component <br />DEFERRED <br />c. Public EducationlOutreach on Need for Solid Waste Alternative Financing <br />John Link said that the staff would start with what we have presently as a budget and <br />the programs provided now. This present level of service would require additional funding. The <br />staff could give a special report on the Enterprise Fund prior to the budget being finished. <br />Chair Brown made reference to the education piece and said that she thought there <br />would be an outline of what the educational piece was going to be and how it was going to be <br />presented to the public. She thought that the educational component would be more about how <br />much recycling costs, what kind of recycling is done, the philosophy behind it, and information <br />about the fee. She did not consider it very educational. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that there are philosophical implications as to what the <br />Board decides. He said that we need to be able to answer why what we are prapasing is <br />consistent with the philosophy that the Board of County Commissioners is trying to espouse as <br />far as an environmental ethic. Also, it needs to be addressed why this is a superior approach in <br />the different alternatives. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to paying a flat fee and how this interacts <br />with encouraging people to recycle and reduce their waste. She does not see the incentive. <br />She made reference to an amount in town budgets far solid waste and said that the County <br />should find a way to capture this revenue. She does not want to lose that stream of money from <br />tipping fees. <br />John Link said that his greatest focus is the short-term. He said that they left the last <br />meeting in 1999 knowing that they had not resolved the way to charge the extra fee outside of <br />tipping fees to carry out the solid waste goals that all of the governing bodies adopted. The <br />60% reduction in waste requires a great deal of infrastructure in order to achieve it. He would <br />like to come back with a way to address next year and defer the major decisions to charge the <br />fee until next year because he does not think we can educate the public in two months. <br />Chair Brown recommended coming back in August and working on a decision by the <br />end of the year. She said that the projections are accurate but contradictory. The State plan is <br />now ten years old and she would like to develop another plan with another perspective. <br />Commissioner Jacobs would encourage the Manager to find the time to make a <br />decision by the end of the fiscal year if possible. Another option is that the municipalities could <br />add fees to their bills instead of just the County's bills so that people understand it is a <br />partnership. <br />Chair Brown asked to see a copy of the tax bill and how it would appear. <br />John Link said that if the Board decides not to have a fee, there would be a menu of <br />reduced services. For example, the pick-up may be every other week and not every week. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he was encouraging the Manager to make a case for <br />why we have to start the fee the first of the fiscal year and what is the impact. He wants to know <br />if the fee could start January 1 st and what would have to be done to make it work fiscally. <br />d. FY 2002-03 Hiring Freeze Update <br />