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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 21, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ~-q <br />SUBJECT: History of Preparations for Sanitation Division Transition from Public Works <br />Department to Solid Waste Management Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager/Public Works PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Spreadsheet -Summary of Proposed <br />Budget Changes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, <br />(919)-245-2300 <br />Wayne Fenton, (919)-245-2625 <br />PURPOSE: To review 2005-06 budget discussions regarding the proposed reassignment of <br />the County's Sanitation Division from the Public Works Department to the Solid Waste <br />Management Department. <br />BACKGROUND: The Manager's recommended 2005-06 operating budget included funds that <br />would have been used to effect the transition of the Sanitation Division from operations within <br />the Public Works Department, to operations within the Solid Waste Management, effective July <br />1, 2006. The Board of Commissioners approved the transfer of the division in concept, but <br />because of budget constraints, decided to postpone the effective date to an unspecified date in <br />the future when any additional costs related to the transfer of the division could be clarified and <br />minimized. <br />Subsequent to the May 5 work session, the Manager directed all departments and the Budget <br />staff to work together to reduce requested 2005-06 departmental budget requests prior to <br />submission of the Manager's recommended Budget in late May. In response to the Manager's <br />guidance, the Sanitation Division recommended budget was reduced by $152,000. There was <br />inadequate time during budget work sessions to review these divisional budget changes in <br />detail. Accordingly, staff have prepared the accompanying spreadsheet to provide details of <br />how the $152,000 reduction in the proposed division budget was reached. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with the review of this <br />material. The Board will consider the timing of the possible reassignment of the Sanitation <br />Division at a subsequent BOCG work session in conjunction with planning for the 2006-07 <br />County budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report for <br />information only at this time. <br />