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15 <br />1 • Retiree health for employees who retired under Town of Chapel Hill <br />2 • Departmental safety management and training <br />3 • Environmental enforcement <br />4 • Development review, licensing and permitting <br />5 • Department telephone, electricity, janitorial services, postage <br />6 • Building repair /maintenance including security <br />7 • Education and outreach functions including printing, advertising, professional design and <br />8 Spanish interpretation, dues and subscription <br />9 • Various divisional supplies including compost bin, kitchen pails, security and <br />10 enforcement cameras, maintenance supplies, office supplies, copier <br />11 • Departmental equipment maintenance labor and facility maintenance (parts, fuel, etc. <br />12 are budgeted in divisional budgets) <br />13 • Vehicles for ES staff <br />14 • Departmental Insurance & Workers Comp <br />15 • Emergency Management Planning <br />16 • Research, Planning, Reporting and Analysis <br />17 • Contribution to vehicle replacement reserves <br />18 • Debt Service on Administrative Building <br />19 • Charges by the General Fund (indirect costs paid by the Department to the County <br />20 General Fund annually for manager, Board, attorney, human resources, Finance, Asset <br />21 Management, Information Technologies, County Clerk, etc. support ($401,361 for FY <br />22 13/14) <br />23 <br />24 3) Material revenue estimates are somewhat unpredictable as market prices for materials <br />25 vary. Staff has assumed $25 1ton based on recent past history and some projections <br />26 from the Materials Recovery Facility buying the County's single stream material. <br />27 <br />28 4) Units billed changes (usually increases) occur throughout the year and from year to year <br />29 based on new development, etc. Periodic route audits are required to maintain accurate <br />30 service and monthly contractor and annual Urban 3 -R Fee billing data. This revenue <br />31 assumes 97% collection of total eligible units, at a proposed $59 1unit, to fund total <br />32 expenditures net material revenue. <br />33 <br />34 Chair Jacobs said presumably there will be a 5 year agreement for the fees and for <br />35 working together on solid waste issue and where the future lies collectively. <br />36 Council Member Ward referred to the $62 fee proposed to the towns for 5 years. He <br />37 asked why there could not be a partnership to build an escrow account to pay from as needed. <br />38 He said this would allow the County to be reimbursed for their costs and the town to pay for <br />39 what they get. <br />40 Michael Talbert said that would likely be agreeable to the County, but he heard from the <br />41 town that they wanted a guaranteed rate. <br />42 Commissioner Rich said she encourages the relationship with solid waste to continue <br />43 with all entities. She said it would be of great benefit to have a solid waste plan for the long <br />44 term. <br />45 Chair Jacobs said the County has met with Waste Zero, Greenstream and other entities <br />46 about alternative options and the Board is happy to share this information. <br />47 Town Council Member Palmer said there needs to be better enforcement of the <br />48 recycling guidelines. <br />49 <br />50 5. Joint Parks and Recreational Opportunities <br />