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22 <br /> more suburban-like neighborhoods within unincorporated areas of the county due to the <br /> requirement that such a district must be contiguous, and all of the suburban rural <br /> neighborhoods are not contiguous. An opt-out (subscription fee for service)type service could <br /> be provided within these areas but would involve passing by many non-suburban type <br /> residences who would also want the service <br /> 65. Only 1/3 of the rural area use curbside so why doesn't the BOCC step back and retook at <br /> program? <br /> Of the current 13,750 residences eligible for rural curbside/roadside recycling it has been <br /> established that the participation rate is 57%. Since the residents outside the current service <br /> area are not eligible no participation rate exists county-wide. The county did evaluate the <br /> program in 1993 when it was implemented and again in 2004 when alternative funding was <br /> considered and the previous Rural 3-R Fee established and decided that in order to achieve <br /> aggressive waste reduction objectives that services must be provided outside of the <br /> municipalities. <br /> 66. What is the revenue received for the sale of recyclable materials? How does this revenue affect <br /> what we are paying? <br /> The total rural recycling program cost used for establishing the fee or tax rates is calculated <br /> based on expenses net of revenue While markets fluctuate monthly on the price received for <br /> the sale of recyclables, in FY 12/13 approximately $58,000 in revenue was generated from the <br /> sale of recyclables from the rural program, which covers approximately 9% of all the program <br /> costs(direct and indirect expenditures) <br /> 67 Could the service district tax be implemented temporarily until the county can get legislative <br /> authority to go back to the flat fee method? <br /> The Board of Commissioners, consistent with state law, may establish a service district or <br /> abolish a tax district as they wish. <br /> 68. Why don't we consider a flat service fee? <br /> The Board of Commissioners received a recommendation from the County Manager and the <br /> County Attorney that recent actions by the legislature and courts raised questions as to the <br /> County's legal authority in imposing a flat fee for recycling services that required non-users of <br /> the service to pay the fee The Board responded to that recommendation. <br /> 69. Why is the service district just for a part of the county and not the whole county? Don't you <br /> have to offer the program to all residences? <br /> A service district may be developed for all or any part of a county If a proposed district includes <br /> all or part of a municipality, that municipality must formally consent to being included. All <br /> residences included within a district would have to be offered the service. <br /> 70. Can we adopt a short term way to fund the program and then do a study for the best long term <br /> funding option? <br /> The Board of Commissioners could consider and adopt a short-term way to fund the rural <br /> recycling program until a more formal or systematic investigation is conducted to identify a <br /> 15 <br />