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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO PERFORM TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH <br /> COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTIONS <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough has decided to discontinue providing commercial solid <br /> waste collection services within its jurisdiction as of July 2002; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough has solicited proposals from entities capable of providing <br /> this service to the commercial sector instead of the Town under terms of a franchise agreement <br /> with the Town; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Solid Waste Department has submitted a proposal under the <br /> terms of which it would provide such service to commercial establishments within the Town of <br /> Hillsborough; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County staff has estimated that provision of this service could provide net <br /> annual additions to Solid Waste Enterprise Fund revenue of approximately $30,000; and <br /> WHEREAS, such additional net revenue could help underwrite the cost of various successful <br /> County recycling programs; and <br /> WHEREAS, by providing these services on behalf of the Town, the Solid Waste Management <br /> Department would ensure that the waste in question would continue to flow to the Orange <br /> County Landfill, a factor that is critical to the financial viability of the County's Solid Waste <br /> Enterprise Fund; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> does hereby signal its intent to authorize the Solid Waste Management Department to carry out <br /> this service if the County's proposal is selected by the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners, <br /> and to approve a budget amendment and an agreement with the Town at the August 20, 2002 <br /> Orange County Commissioners meeting that would provide for the necessary personnel, <br /> equipment, and operating expenses (with appropriate offsetting revenue) to implement this <br /> service. <br /> This, the 27th day of June, 2002. <br />