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12 1 County. Municipalities within the County could have the option to participate in the Franchise 2 agreement and negotiate a fee schedule that differs from the fees established by the County. 3 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collections by the Towns and private haulers in the 4 unincorporated areas of the County would not change. 5 6 7) Keep only the Basic 3-R Fee in place and supplement recycling with a contribution 7 from the General Fund, estimated to be $1.7 million annually,to keep Urban, Rural and 8 Multifamily curbside recycling in place. A contribution of $1.7 million from the General Fund to 9 the Solid Waste Fund would equal 1.1 cents on the County Property tax rate. The funding 10 formula for Schools sets a target of 48.1%of General Fund Expenditures for Schools. This 11 would add $1.6 million for a total cost to the County of$3.3 Million or 2.1 cents on the County 12 Property Tax Rate to supplement recycling with a General Fund Contribution. 13 14 8) Keep the Basic 3-R Fee, eliminate all other 3-R Fees, and eliminate rural curbside 15 recycling, relying on Convenience Centers and Drop-off-sites. Urban and Multifamily curbside 16 recycling would be left up to the Towns. The County could increase the number of Recycling 17 Drop-off-sites, both urban & rural, and increase the Basic 3-R fee to pay for the operation of the 10 new Centers. 19 20 Michael Taibert said that any and all of these options could be done. 21 22 Commissioner McKee noted a correction to the discussion of item 3 and said that this 23 item does eliminate the basic 3R fee, though 2 and 4 do not. 24 Frank Clifton said there may be other tweaks on any of these options. He said this 25 challenge was presented following a court decision it presents an opportunity to discuss solid 26 waste county-wide. He said each of the towns has been pursuing other alternatives and these 27 proposed options are a continuation of discussions from the transfer station. 28 He reviewed and commented on the following recommendations: 29 30 1. The optimal long-range solution for Orange County in this situation may be the 31 formation of a Solid Waste Management Authority provided for within North Carolina General 32 Statutes. The hurdle to this approach is that at least one of the three primary Towns within the 33 county must also agree to the creation of the Authority. A comprehensive approach to both 34 solid waste and recycling services can then be pursued that is functional and fundable via many 35 various options. Services can be provided by County staff, contracted, franchised, optional or 36 mandatory programs can be developed and/or otherwise formulated to compensate for a 37 transitional process that ensures solid waste management and recycling remain an 38 environmental priority in Orange County. (Consensus on this approach among the towns may 39 evolve into a protracted process; a timely decision would be essential to success.) 40 41 2. If no town is willing to work with the County on the Solid Waste Management 42 Authority ap ach, then a county-wide Solid Waste Tax Service District approach is the more 43 comprehensive and flexible option. It can provide services via County staffing, franchised, 44 contracted, optional or mandatory programs or otherwise formulated approaches to both solid 45 waste and recycling services as long as services are delivered and funded on some basis 46 county-wide in the unincorporated areas of the County and can allow one or more towns to opt 47 into the District once created. (This approach could include some combination of the Basic 3R 48 Fees along with a county-wide tax.) 49