Item 8-i - Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment #2

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3 • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. Cedar Grove Fire Department 3. The Cedar Grove Fire Department has requested a portion ($60,000) of the district's Unassigned Fund Balance to be used to help offset the cost of replacing 10 Self- Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) packs and 30 SCBA bottles. (See Attachment 3) With this appropriation, approximately $17,100 remains available in the district's Unassigned Fund Balance. This budget amendment provides for the appropriation of $60,000 from the district's Unassigned Fund Balance for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column 3). SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. Solid Waste Enterprise Fund 4. The Solid Waste Enterprise Fund is currently experiencing a declining recycling commodities market compared to recent years, and has experienced unexpected expenditure increases in recycling processing fees. These already depressed market conditions, coupled with significant infrastructure damage from Hurricane Florence at two major shipping ports and paper mills, have resulted in a stockpiling of material at local material processing facilities with an inability to process additional material. In addition to these issues, China has limited the amount of material it is willing to accept through the enactment of the National Sword Policy. China has historically accepted the majority of the United States exported recyclables. The National Sword Policy is China's latest, and strictest, regulation on imports of solid waste as raw materials. (See Attachment 4). As a result, the cost to have recyclables processed will be significantly more than budgeted in FY 2018-19. The Commissioner Approved Budget for FY 2018-19 included $30,000 to cover recycling processing fees, but based on the current issues stated above, it is estimated that an additional $445,947 will be needed to cover the recycling processing costs for FY 2018-19. The actual YTD expenditures through September 2018 is $101,917. The Solid Waste Enterprise Fund's Unrestricted reserves at June 30, 2018 is estimated at $6.75 million, so there are sufficient reserves available to cover these increased costs. This budget amendment provides for the appropriation of $445,947 from available Solid Waste reserves to cover the estimated increased recycling processing costs. (Attachment 1, column 4) SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this item: