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35 <br /> Orange County, NC <br /> Financial Plan & Rate Study for Solid Waste Enterprise Fund SCS ENGINEERS <br /> 4 . 0 POTENTIAL SOLID WASTE PROGRAM FINANCING <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> The use of the Appropriated Fund Balance as a consistent revenue component highlights the <br /> need for financing alternatives, as the Appropriated Fund Balance consists primarily of loans and <br /> other borrowed monies previously sequestered for other purposes. The Balance as a portion of <br /> total revenue budgeted for FY 2016-17 is shown in red in Exhibit 17 below. <br /> Exhibit 17. Budgeted Solid Waste Management Department Revenue <br /> Components as Portions of Total Revenue (FY 2016-17) <br /> •County SW Programs Fee <br /> •Appropriated Fund <br /> Balance <br /> •General Fund <br /> Contribution <br /> •Other Funding Sources <br /> Additional Solid Waste Program financing alternatives are outlined below. <br /> 4. 1 COLLECTIONS OF ASSESSED FEE <br /> Currently, Orange County budgets for the successful collection of the Solid Waste Programs Fee <br /> from 97 percent of the 61,000 assessed properties. The losses from the additional 3 percent not <br /> collected translates to 1,830 delinquent properties, or$195,810 in lost revenue annually at a Fee <br /> rate of$107 per property. The Solid Waste Management Department could share resources with <br /> the Tax Administration Department to collect on the additional 3% of properties. Currently there <br /> is an Environmental Enforcement Supervisor and Solid Waste Enforcement Officer on the Solid <br /> Waste Staff, in addition to number administrative and managerial positions within the personnel <br /> hierarchy. These personnel assets could be utilized to collect additional assessed fee from <br /> delinquent property owners, potentially through an incentive system. <br /> 25 <br />