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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> February 13 , 2003 <br /> Approved March 13, 2003 <br /> Sassaman states that long term approach is a structured fee . If there was a tax it is <br /> closer to the amount of tax people would pay in a structured fee than a flat fee . <br /> Rehm states that he disagrees . One with a $ 750, 000 home and if very environmentally <br /> conscientious, would pay more . Is it possible to get the government involved in the <br /> interlocal agreement to pony up the money ? <br /> Visser states that there is another category in the interlocal agreement, we haven ' t used <br /> it yet — other government fees — which referred to if the county were going to charge the <br /> Towns some amount of money for recycling services it would be up to the Towns to <br /> figure out they were going to pay for it . Is it possible ? The structure is there . <br /> Rehm asks can we just approach the individual governments with this interim funding <br /> notion and when we get this thing on line then we ' ll transistion . <br /> Vickers states that were are looking at long-term financing but we have a problem with <br /> the interim . We have to concentrate on the long term and point out the interim issue <br /> and raise the options the Commissioners can take . I don' t think we can resolve it here . <br /> Haas asks if there is revenue from tipping fees . <br /> Wilson replies that 90 % of the revenue if generated by tipping fees . <br /> Haas asks if there could be a temporary increase on the tipping fee ? <br /> Wilson replies that the problem with that is the marketplace . By raising the tipping fee <br /> those that aren' t legally committed to using the landfill [i . e . the Towns and the County] <br /> will go elsewhere . We have the 2nd highest tip fee in the state . <br /> Pollock states that one option is to go with Al ' s [Vicker ' s] suggestion or try and meet <br /> once more before the February 26 meeting with the Commissioners . We have a <br /> document for you all that adds some benefit to the discussion . In the fourth chapter the <br /> pro and cons of what could be done through fees or taxes are identified . <br /> Vickers moves to identify the short-term financing problem and the doable alternatives <br /> and present the report without a specific recommendation for which one we think is the <br /> best . <br /> Norwood 2nd the motion . Passes unanimously . <br /> Sassaman states that there are two other things that follow from this . Please read the <br /> preliminary copy of the report to the Commissioners and get any comments to Blair as <br /> 12 <br />