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33 Also included allocated to each county solid waste division and shared among all programs and services (recycling, sanitation and landfill) are the enterprise funds overhead /indirect costs. These costs include: • Charges by the General Fund that is essentially what the enterprise fund pays for Orange County for County Manager / Attorney / Board / Finance / Human Resources / Purchasing / Clerk / IT support and represents about 20% of the entire Environment Support Division budget • departmental insurance • utilities • Director and administrative /customer service staff • education and outreach staff and expenses that includes staffing and provision of recycling services at numerous public events /festivals throughout the year in all jurisdictions • environmental enforcement staff • janitorial services • administrative building debt service • emergency storm debris planning • Towns /County development review and permitting services • and a myriad of other expenses that are shared among each Division and program This discussion of costs has focused primarily on curbside recycling, but a very similar situation with regard to Town responsibilities exists relative to the Multi- family program, should the Towns also decide to assume this program responsibility to contract out for this service. From a brief review of the bids it is believed that the County cost estimate for Multi- family service is less than any of the vendor proposals, even when including full administrative and operational support expenses. It is also believed that the County cost estimate for curbside recycling is very competitive with private proposals received. County program estimates include all of the associated costs of managing the programs and include no hidden expenses to the Towns. It is the same true turn -key recycling service that the Solid Waste Department has provided during twenty -four years of Curbside and almost twenty years of Multi- family service. If one looks objectively at the Urban Curbside and Multi- family programs together and factors in all costs, County staff believes it will be clear as to which service option will provide the most value to the Towns. Alternatively, are the Towns prepared to assume administrative responsibility for the programs beginning July 1, 2014? 4) If not the lowest cost when compared to the proposals received, what are the reasons that the Towns should conclude that the County program is preferable; what makes the County Curbside and Multi - family programs better In addition to the comprehensive and inclusive cost components presented in Item 3 above that would have to be handled by each town there are other benefits to continued partnering with Orange County and participation in the Orange Community Recycling Program. These can be viewed from the perspective of: ➢ Value — The value of the Orange County managed recycling services is the benefit of centralized, dedicated and uniform administration of programs and services that are integrated so as to mutually support and enrich all of the broad range of waste reduction services provided to county residents, businesses and institutions. There is cohesion and integration of planning, communication and execution, and an experience and commitment that are unequaled. This benefit includes a consolidated and reinforcing