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M Options 2, 3, & 4 explore the creation of a Solid Waste Tax Service District which would function much like a Fire District. The size of the district and scope of services provided by the district would be determined by the Board. A Solid Waste Tax Service District would not impact the County General Fund but would be an independent special revenue fund. Options 5 & 6 propose to create a Solid Waste Franchise Agreement which could privatize rural curbside solid waste and /or rural curbside recycling. If Solid Waste collections are part of a comprehensive franchise agreement solution, unincorporated Orange County could be divided into districts which could be serviced by multiple private haulers. With either a county -wide franchise agreement or dividing the County into districts, a number of the existing twelve (12) private haulers may be displaced. Towns could opt in or opt out of a Franchise Agreement Option 7 is the only option that would impact the County's General Fund Budget, by financing recycling via the General Fund and would possibly have impact on the funding formula for Education, based on the 48.1 % of the County's General Fund commitment to Education. Option 8 could eliminate rural curbside recycling relying on Convenience Centers and Drop -off- sites. Urban and Multifamily Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling would be left up to the Towns. Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Funding Options: 1) Eliminate all 3 -R Fees & Create a County -Wide Solid Waste Management Authority. North Carolina General Statute's 153A -421 (Attachment 3) outlines how two or more units of local government may create a regional solid waste management authority by adopting substantially identical resolutions to that effect in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The resolutions creating a regional solid waste management authority and any amendments thereto are referred to in this Article as the "charter" of the regional solid waste management authority. Units of local government which participate in the creation of a regional solid waste management authority are referred to in this Article as "members ". The purpose of a regional solid waste management authority is to provide environmentally sound, cost effective management of solid waste, including storage, collection, transporting, separation, processing, recycling, and disposal of solid waste in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. (The Basic 3 -R Fee could remain in place as part of decisions an Authority might make in determining revenue sources as services are extended county- wide.) 2) Keep only the Basic 3 -R Fee in place and supplement recycling with the creation of a County -Wide Solid Waste Tax Service District, to serve unincorporated areas of the County. Encourage the Towns to join the District, otherwise Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling would be left up to the Towns. 3) Eliminate all 3 -R Fees including the Basic 3 -R Fee & Create a County -Wide Solid Waste Tax Service District, to serve unincorporated areas of the County. Allow the Towns the option to join the District, otherwise Urban and Multifamily curbside recycling would be left up to the Towns. The new Solid Waste Tax Service District would fund the operation all five (5) Convenience Centers and recycling Drop -off Sites.