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Environmental Support Division consists of various operating division support, utility, enforcement, education, planning and administrative functions and generates minimal revenue. It has been determined by county management/finance that these expenses should be fairly allocated to each of the operating divisions as a revenue requirement rather than funding through the general fund. This expense represents 15% of total urban recycling program costs. Included within ES are the following functions: • Department administrative, clerical payroll, billing/receipts, account management, purchasing, personnel data entry, and reception and complaint management • 12 positions salary & benefits: 4 mechanics/operators (incl. supervisor), 2 enforcement/safety/development review/licensing/permitting, etc., 2 planning/educators/outreach/workshops/event recycling, 1 director, 3 administrative%lerical/reception/payroll/purchasing/billing&receipts • Retiree health for employees who retired under Town of Chapel Hill • Departmental safety management and training • Environmental enforcement • Development review, licensing and permitting • Department telephone, electricity,janitorial services, postage • Building repair/maintenance including security • Education and outreach functions including printing, advertising, professional design and Spanish interpretation, dues and subscription • Various divisional supplies including compost bin, kitchen pails, security and enforcement cameras, maintenance supplies, office supplies, copier • Departmental equipment maintenance labor and facility maintenance (parts, fuel, etc. are budgeted in divisional budgets) • Vehicles for ES staff • Departmental Insurance & Workers Comp • Emergency Management Planning • Research, Planning, Reporting and Analysis • Contribution to vehicle replacement reserves • Debt Service on Administrative Building • Charges by the General Fund (indirect costs paid by the Department to the County General Fund annually for manager, Board, attorney, human resources, Finance, Asset Management, Information Technologies, County Clerk, etc. support ($401,361 for FY 13/14) 3) Material revenue estimates are somewhat unpredictable as market prices for materials vary. Staff has assumed$25 1ton based on recent past history and some projections from the Materials Recovery Facility buying the County's single stream material. 4) Units billed changes (usually increases) occur throughout the year and from year to year based on new development, etc. Periodic route audits are required to maintain accurate service and monthly contractor and annual Urban 3-R Fee billing data. This revenue assumes 97% collection of total eligible units, at a proposed$59 1unit, to fund total expenditures net material revenue. Chair Jacobs said presumably there will be a 5 year agreement for the fees and for working together on solid waste issue and where the future lies collectively.