Sanitation Fund

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Sanitation Fund

• FY 2008/09 Budget Workshop

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Sanitation Fund FY 2008/09 Proposed Budget

• FY 2007/08 Sanitation significant
  accomplishments
• Revision to landfill rules and regulations
• Updated tip fees
• Began redesign of traffic flow, scale house and
  new transfer station area
• Updated contracts for landfill engineering,
  monitoring and permitting

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Sanitation Fund FY 2008/09 Proposed Budget

• FY 2007/08 Financial Overview
• Adjusted tip fees generating substantial
  additional revenue
• Some special waste types down, but more than
  offset by revenue generated by higher tip fees
• Projected operating surplus of approximately
  795,000
• Recommendation in 08/09 budget to invest in
  capital items tied to long term landfill
  objectives

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Sanitation Fund

• FY 2008/09 Revenues
• Operating revenues consistent with projected
  actuals in 07/08
• Some continued drop in tonnage for specific waste
  streams offset by additional tonnage from closure
  of Hartford landfill
• Significant increase in Use of Net Assets
  related to recommended investment in capital

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Sanitation Fund

• FY 2008/09 Expenditures
• Operating increase of 275,511, or 5 funds
  several key initiatives
• 72,019 for Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator
• Increase rates of recycling in homes, businesses,
  schools
• Every additional ton recycled generates 82
  return (72 MSW tip fee avoidance plus 10
  rebate)
• Expand neighborhood compliance initiative with
  2nd part-time employee, 12,035

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Sanitation Fund

• FY 2008/09 Funded Initiatives, continued
• Creation of Transfer Station attendants
• 26,869 to fund 48 hrs/wk
• Maintain separation between residential and
  commercial landfill users
• General customer service
• Key to final redesign and transfer station area

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Sanitation Fund

• Other FY 2008/09 Expenditure Drivers
• Curbside collection program increases by
  approximately 100,000
• CRRA tip fee increase from 69 to 72/ton
• Contractual increase in hauler contract
• Increase of 8,600 in compliance monitoring and
  reporting
• Increase of 26,100 in gas/diesel costs
• Decreases in equipment repairs, refrigerant
  recovery costs, landfill supplies

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Sanitation Fund

• Capital Expenditures proposed in FY 2008/09
  budget
• 750,000 for heavy equipment replacement
• 700,000 for volume reduction/waste shredder
• Extend life of landfill
• Other near- and short-term capital investment
  needs
• 09/10 Replace recycling toters for single stream
  collection (CRRA capable by spring 09)
• Redesign and construction of scale house, traffic
  flow, transfer station

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Sanitation Fund

• Long-Term Capital Investment Needs
• Construction costs for possible landfill
  expansion
• Ongoing equipment replacement