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Chair McKee said he believed a House bill just passed that allowed open burning of this plastic. Gayle Wilson said when the newly renovated Eubanks Solid Waste Convenience Center (SWCC) opens it will be easier to gauge the possibility of collecting food waste. Commissioner Price asked if the new collection fee was $103 or $107. Gayle Wilson said the fee fluctuated up from $103 to $107, as the 2015-2016 budget took shape. He said the fee of$103 was based on the 2014-2015 budget. Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to be more aggressive with the food waste issue and asked if the manager could work with staff to look at options sooner than 15 months. He said that UNC may be a good partner. Commissioner Rich asked if Muriel Williman from Solid Waste could come to a meeting to talk to the Board about this issue. • Library Services, Pg. 321 (Including fee schedule change requests, Pg. 471) Christal Sandifer, Budget Management Analyst, reviewed the following information: Budget Highlights The FY15-16 Manager's Recommended Budget includes: ■ Personnel Increase: ($19,895) for temporary personnel, to comply with approved Living Wage and additional 300 hours for research related to addressing families in poverty through literacy and outreach strategies ■ Operations Increase: ($37,024) across multiple areas, in support of strategic plan, including: materials for Cedar Grove Kiosk, advertising projects, Literacy Corner for Youth Services, and e-audio. Christal Sandifer also referenced page 471 and a fee reduction on fines for overdue DVDs, from $1 per day to $.50 per day. She said additionally the sale of flash drives is being proposed at $3 per drive. Commissioner Rich asked if there was an update regarding the creation of a new interlocal agreement that is being created by the Elected Official Work Group. Chair McKee said discussions are still in process with Chapel Hill and thus the County did not add or reduce funding until resolutions are reached. Bonnie Hammersley said the work group directed both Managers to work on a resolution, and this is being done currently in order to bring it back to the work group. Commissioner Rich asked if an increase is anticipated in the future. Bonnie Hammersley said she anticipated that this may happen. Chair McKee said a budget amendment can be made after an agreement is reached. Commissioner Rich said the Commissioners that are not part of the work group are not well kept in the loop about the discussions. Chair McKee said the Board should have been notified that the issue had been turned over to the two Managers. Commissioner Jacobs said said one of the reasons the issue was sent to the Managers was the lack of forward vision and the lack of agreement on terms in the interlocal agreement. Commissioner Jacobs commented that the Board has lost the practice of reporting back to the whole Board on issues and meetings where one or more Board members or the Manager attends. Commissioner Pelissier reminded the Board that the interlocal agreement that was executed a few years ago expires on June 30, 2015 and the Board has made a commitment to work on this agreement.