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• Solid Waste Department, Pg. 408 (Including fee schedule change requests, Pg. <br /> 497 and Non-Departmental Items, Pg.328) <br /> Darrell Butts, Budget Management Analyst, reviewed the following information: <br /> Budget Highlights <br /> ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes an additional $10,092 in the <br /> Training account. This increase will allow for the mechanics within the department to receive <br /> additional specialized training, which will reduce the need to send vehicles off-site for <br /> maintenance. <br /> ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes no revenues from Tower Lease <br /> Fees. There has been a delay in the tower agreement and no revenues are expected in FY15- <br /> 16. <br /> ■ The 1.0 FTE Research & Data Manager in this division's budget was reclassified and <br /> transferred from the County Manager's office during FY14-15. <br /> ■ Continue to fund the planning, education and preparation for ongoing improvements at <br /> remaining convenience centers, long-term maintenance and monitoring and other <br /> programmatic changes per BOCC. <br /> ■ Continue to conduct enforcement of littering, illegal dumping, licensing and other county <br /> solid waste ordinance. <br /> ■ Prepare for implementation of new convenience center and recycling program funding <br /> mechanism to be levied in summer 2015. <br /> Division: Landfill <br /> Budget Highlights <br /> ■ The FY 15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes $129,557 in Contributions from <br /> Solid Waste Reserves for landfill post closure care. <br /> ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes the addition of a 1.0 FTE <br /> Weighmaster. The addition of this position will convert a long-term temporary employment <br /> position into a fulltime permanent position. The total County cost for this position is $45,622, <br /> including $1,780 in operating expenses and one-time start-up costs. The position will function <br /> as the second Weighmaster and provide coverage when the current Weighmaster is out of the <br /> office. This position will also be responsible for litter collection along Eubanks Road and a <br /> portion of Rogers Road. <br /> Division: Recycling <br /> Budget Highlights <br /> ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes the addition of 2.0 FTE Solid <br /> Waste Collector Driver positions. One of these positions is recommended to start on July 1, <br /> 2015 with the other recommended to start on January 1, 2016. The position recommended to <br /> start on July 1 st will be a backup driver (to provide coverage in the event that a driver is out of <br /> work or due to a vacancy) and will also be responsible for maintenance and delivery of roll <br /> carts. The position recommended to start on January 1 st will serve as an additional driver for <br /> the rural recycling program, which is necessary due to the phase-in approach of rural recycling. <br /> These positions have a combined total County cost of$19,943, including $1,200 in operating <br /> and one time startup expenses. The costs for these positions is offset by a decrease in the <br /> Temporary Personnel account. <br /> Division: Sanitation <br /> Budget Highlights <br />