Item 1 - Agenda 05-05-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

r2 • Personal Property (single -wide mobile homes) — 1 unit each for billing purposes (except for those outside mobile home parks and outside areas receiving rural curbside service) FEE CALCULATION ASSUMPTIONS • Objective is to maintain rates unchanged for five years • 88 percent recovery rate assumed for collections (due to lack of statutory authority to collect as taxes) • Fee is calculated by dividing each category's revenue shortfall amount by # of units in customer class • Staff will continue service area assessments /data base computations in order to refine the number of units used for calculating fees in each service category, so the actual number of units to be billed (billing database) will continue to be perfected until the time of billing provides a summary of the comprehensive �, financial analysis and illustrates projected revenues /expenditures by program LEGAL AS SUMPTIONS • That the WRRR Fee will be structured so that legal collection options will be maximized, however, WRRRF do not have the same collection options -as those available for the collection of taxes or availability fees • The County- Attorney has included a letter that further discusses the legal issues related to the proposed fee aff a. Key Issues • .Billing will likely generate increased demand for services that will be unable to be met immediately. If fee generates income over what is necessary, additional revenue could be used to expand services beyond those modest expansions already assumed. • Difficulty in maintaining ongoing estimates of separate programs because of trend to integrate (Drop -Off Site, MF, Rural Curb., etc.) services for efficiency. • Current solid waste programs and services are based on street address at point of service. Tax billing database based on property identification numbers. Significant effort underway to convert physical addresses to PIN numbers. Additionally, many tax - exempt properties do not have assigned PIN numbers or are missing other key information such as whether it's improved, etc. • Tax Assessor recommends that m order for the 2004 tax bills to be distributed on time, that the BOCC make a final decision on the WRRRF by early to mid April, assuming only minor modifications to staff assumptions. In order for the bills to be distributed on time (first week in August), the billing database needs to be finalized 10