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62 <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 relook 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 -13 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 />