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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 11, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #9 -Creation of Solid Waste/Landfill Operations Fund DEPARTMENT: Budget Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) C ATTACHMENT(S): Budget as Amended spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean, extension 2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve a budget ordinance amendment related to the transition of the Solid Waste and Landfill operations from the Town of Chapel Hill to Orange County. BACKGROUND: As recently approved by all Landfill Owners Group (LOG) members, responsibility for operation of the landfill and overall solid waste management will be transferred from the Town of Chapel Hill to Orange County on April 17, 2000. The cost of Solid Waste/Landfill programs is completely offset by landfill tipping fees, recycling sales, interest income and appropriated fund balance. In order for the County to incur financial obligations and pay salaries and other bills for the new County department, it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners to amend the County's 1999-00 fiscal year budget. The attached amendment provides the mechanism far staff to establish a new County fund entitled Solid Waste/Landfill Operations. Approval of this amendment ensures that there will be no lapse in financial activity for the new department during the handover in operations from Chapel Hill to the County. Staff anticipates requesting that the Board approve one or more subsequent budget amendments later this fiscal year, as the Town of Chapel Hill makes adjustments to their revenue and expenditure records and completes the financial audit of their Landfill Enterprise Fund for operations through April 16, 2000. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Operating expenditures far this program are totally offset by anticipated revenues, so there is no impact on the County's General Fund.