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Board of County Commissioners. The SWAG requested that each of the Town and County governing boards discuss the two SWAG funding options and be prepared to discuss making a final decision from among the two options at the March 26, 2015 Assembly of Governments meeting. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen and Orange County Board of Commissioners discussed the issue at their March 17, 2015 meetings. The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the issue at its March 18, 2015 meeting, and the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners is scheduled to discuss the issue at its March 23, 2015 meeting. The Towns and County conducted substantive discussion of the options at the March 26, 2015 Assembly of Governments meeting. It was agreed that the individual governing boards would discuss the two options further among their boards and attempt to reach a consensus on one option by the end of April 2015. At the Solid Waste Advisory Group's April 1, 2015 meeting, the SWAG endorsed Option #2 — Single County -wide Solid Waste Programs Fee. Each jurisdiction member agreed to deliver this recommendation to their respective governing board for consideration within the month of April, seeking endorsement of Option #2. If all four governing boards endorse Option #2, the Orange County Manager will proceed to incorporate this revenue mechanism into the County's Fiscal 2015/16 Budget Recommendation. The Towns of Hillsborough Board of Commissioners and Chapel Hill Town Council approved Option #2 earlier this month. The Town of Carrboro Board of Aldermen is scheduled to address the item at its April 21, 2015 meeting. Approval of the fee will also allow County Tax Administration and Solid Waste Management Departments to complete the various preparations necessary to meet the 2015 tax billing schedule. Approval of the fee will also allow Solid Waste Management to proceed with planning for the three year phased implementation of the rural curbside recycling program. The attached memorandum and attachments provide additional detail regarding the two proposed funding options. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Adoption of Option #2 — Single County -wide Solid Waste Programs Fee will result in a fee rate being proposed in the Manager's proposed Fiscal 2015/16 annual budget. It is expected that the total annual revenue generated by this fee will exceed $6,200,000. The fee will be assessed via the annual property tax bill to all improved properties in Orange County, including those properties within the Town of Mebane located in Orange County and those properties within the Town of Chapel Hill located in Durham County. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) receive the Solid Waste Advisory Group funding recommendation - Solid Waste Programs Fee (single county -wide annual fee); 2) endorse the fee recommendation and direct the County Manager to incorporate the fee into the proposed Fiscal 2015/16 Annual Budget; and 3) direct the County Manager to communicate the BOCC decision to the Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough Town Managers and request that the Towns prepare to incorporate County authorization to assess the Solid Waste Programs Fee into their Fiscal 2015/16 Budget Ordinances.