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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> April 8 , 2004 <br /> Approved May 13, 2004 <br /> Sassaman asks if there is other information being looked for . <br /> Wilson states that we are working closely with the Tax Assessor ' s Office, Land <br /> Records, Tax Collections and with Information Technology departments and asked if <br /> there were any other information that could be gathered that wouldn' t be overly time <br /> consuming . <br /> Smith asks for clarification for how much an in-town Hillsborough resident would <br /> pay for the service-- <br /> $36 + $39 which would include curbside pickup, the use of the <br /> collection stations and continue to pay an amount for city taxes towards tipping fees . <br /> Wilson replies ' yes ' . This fee does not have any direct connection with garbage <br /> collection or disposal fees, by law . <br /> Kabrick asks what is the revenue requirement number listed in the Financial <br /> Summary Analysis under FY04-05 Basic . <br /> Wilson replies that it is the amount it takes to pay for the services and programs <br /> included under the Basic identifier . <br /> Kabrick asks if the Basic identifier is solid waste disposal and collection . <br /> Wilson replies that it is not disposal . The Basic fee covers the services at the drop - off <br /> sites, household hazardous waste (HHW) program, electronics recycling program, <br /> food waste program and various educational programs and activities . It also contains <br /> half of the administrative cost to run the department . <br /> Kabrick asks if there is a reason that it is not a break-even proposition . <br /> Wilson states that because of the materials that are collected as a result of those <br /> programs will not pay for the operating cost to collect and process them . <br /> Additionally, for programs like HHW there is no income . <br /> Kabrick asks if there is a reason the fee isn' t structured to cover the revenue <br /> requirements . <br /> Wilson states that in trying to make the fees as affordable and palatable as possible, he <br /> tried to maintain some reduced level of subsidy from tip fee revenue . [Wilson <br /> explains how the numbers were calculated and the amount that would be subsidized <br /> by the tipping fee] . <br /> 2 <br />