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39 <br />Orange County, NC <br />Financial Plan and Rate Study for Solid Waste Enterprise Fund <br />1. Analyze and update collection fees for institutions. <br />2. Continually audit department staff job responsibilities. <br />3. Consider additional user charges for HHW /special material management /processing. <br />4. Evaluate /update fees and policies at the C &D landfill. <br />5. Reduce or eliminate collection of recyclables in rural areas. <br />6. Based on fleet audit, assess the need for underutilized equipment and continue to <br />encourage the sharing of equipment among different Divisions within the <br />Department. <br />7. Continue to consider consolidation of additional resources between two or more <br />Divisions within the Department. <br />8. Consider the additional sharing of resources of other municipalities and other public <br />and private entities. <br />For example, salaries and other personnel benefits make up one of the largest source of expense <br />throughout all four Divisions within the Department. Reducing the personnel force can have a <br />large effect on Department expenses. The below chart calculates the per person costs for the 64 <br />employees funded by the Department. SCS calculated that an average employee's total expenses <br />within the Department equates to approximately $1 of the Program Fee (or approximately <br />$61,000), as demonstrated in Exhibit 19. <br />Exhibit 19. Average Personnel Direct -Cost per Person <br />Account Description <br />FY 2016 -17 <br />Expense ($) <br />Permanent Salaries <br />2,602,977 <br />Overtime <br />42,277 <br />Holiday Pay <br />37,006 <br />Longevity <br />30,015 <br />Temporary Personnel <br />129,694 <br />Social Security <br />176,202 <br />Medicare <br />41,209 <br />Medical Insurance <br />571,099 <br />Med Insurance Payment In Lieu <br />3,600 <br />HSA Contribution <br />16,992 <br />Dental Insurance <br />21,228 <br />Life Insurance <br />6,571 <br />Retirement <br />196,641 <br />Non -Sworn 401(K) <br />45,046 <br />Total Personnel Direct Costs <br />3,920,557 <br />Total Personnel Direct <br />Cost /Person <br />61,259 <br />26 <br />