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Orange County, NC <br />Financial Plan & Rate Study for Solid Waste Enterprise Fund <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 5W Programs Fee <br />■ Appropriated Fund <br />Balance <br />i 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 />