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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUNE 16, 1930 - SOLID WASTE BUDGET MEETING
Chairman Young called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. with all three
commissioners present. Also present were members of the Solid Waste Ad-
visory Committee and members of the Road Department as follows:
Del Schulzke, SWAC member Bonnie McGilvray, Road Dept.
Al Smith, SWAC member Roy Wickersham, SW
Jeff Daggett, S19AC member Mike Maier, Director of Admin. Services
Marla Rae, KGRL-KXIQ Jo-Marie Bonwell, Secretary
Jack Thornton, KBND
Mike Maier had a brief introduction to make concerning the Solid Waste budget.
He stated that the Solid Waste budget had two options that it could follow:
1) they could live within the budget approved by the budget board or 2) they
could establish a fee schedule to maintain the current.level of service.
Bonnie stated that the Solid Waste Advisory Committee had asked her to prepare
some figures for this meeting such as cost of operations and revenue for the
different pits. These figures were compiled and listed. Bonnie went through
the costs and the revenues for the commission.
Mike Maier then asked what would happen if there was no fee raise for the
coming fiscal year. Roy Wickersham said that some of the pits would have
to be closed down as they could not afford to keep someone out there. Bonnie
estimated $200,000 in revenues if the fee schedule was established to charge
the public for dumping. Mr. Wickersham said that the maintenance would not be
done as well, and hours of operation would be curtailed somewhat due to the
loss of personnel.
Jeff Daggett stated that it should be recognized that Knott Pit, the biggest
pit with the biggest dirt sales, would probably run out of dirt this year
and that should be looked at closely. Chairman Young stated that with the
cars that pass through the gate now, he wanted each member present to envision
the line-up of cars if they had to wait, pay their fee, maybe receive change
etc. Commissioner:Paulson stated that he had never seen that much of a line-
up at other places where they have to pay fees. Del Schulzke stated that
he had seen the line-up now, when there isn't any fee to pay. Bonnie went on
to say that she felt that the caretakers could take care of taking in the
fees for the smaller pits but an extra person woul &lhave to be on the gate at
Knott Pit and another pit. Bonnie feels that there should be a full-time
cashier at Knott pit. Bonnie stated that another road would have to be built
for commercial traffic and another route to come in. Chairman Young stated
that he would like to take the proposed budget that was put forth in the first
place and put it out to a serial levy in September. Bonnie said that she had
worked up, pursuant to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee's request, a 3 to 5
year levy which was hard to project. Del Schulzke said the way he saw it the
Solid Waste budget had two options: 1) to go on a serial levy or 2) to go the
fee route. He would prefer the serial levy route. Mr. Schulzke stated that he
felt that the dirt money that was made from Knott Pit should not go into the
general fund but into the Solid Waste fund.
Mike stated that if there was to be a levy in September, then the money would
have to be budgeted as if it was there but it could not be expended until the
levy actually passed. This would be assuming that it would pass in September.
Commissioner Paulson answered Mr. Schulzke in relation to where the dirt
money goes. All of that money could not go to the Solid Waste budget as it
would deprive some other departments of personnel and other needed services.
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Commissioner Paulson stated that he felt that a rational decisio.nv,-was made
in February when it was decided to put the library and the Solid Waste budgets
within the general fund and he doesn't feel that the county should put both of
them out of the general fund because the-A & B ballot and tax base failed.
Roy Wickersham reminded the commissioners that this was the first time that the
solid waste fund was included in the general fund.
Mr. Schulzke said that if the commissioners were looking to the Solid Waste
Advisory Committee for advice, then it would be their recommendation to set up
a serial levy election in September.
Commissioner Paulson said in answer that the county must work together as a
team not as separate entities.
Commissioner Shepard stated that he would have to agree with Commissioner
Paulson inasmuch as the county is or should be a team function but feels
again that the Solid Waste budget has always been on its own levy and has
been accepted by the public. Commissioner Shepard feels that it is impor-
tant to keep the pits open to the public and feels that every effort is
worth a try, but that he could follow Commissioner Paulson's logic that to
take the Solid Waste budget out of the general fund could defeat the
purpose of the A ballot in September.
Mr. Schulzke asked Mike if the mechanics of getting a serial levy in September
could be done plus the organization of getting a cashier for the pits commencing
July 1, 1980. Mike said it would possible.
Bonnie stated that if'the fee schedule was implemented,~she felt that it
was a very fair schedule as far as the prices for dumping. She said that
with inflation it would have to go up.
There was some more discussion regarding the different aspects of the situation
and then a motion was made.
MOTION: COMMISSIONER PAULSON moved that the board establish
the fee schedule as outlined on the sheet made up
called "Starting Charges" beginning July 1, 1980
running for an indefinite period of time depending
on the other financing methods and that the process
begin now of getting things ready to be initated.
COMMISSIONER SHEPARD: Second.
Bonnie stated that with these being implemented taht some new roads would have
to be built and some cashier booths at those pits that would have cashiers.
Mike suggested the possibility of renting some booths. The questions of how
to charge the garbage franchisers was brought up and Bonnie stated that it
would have to handled separately, between the board and the franchisers.
She thought that a charge would be made on a monthly basis that would be
for an average volume of garbage. Commissioner Paulson added onto his motion:
To have the monthly charge to franchisers looked into
and brought back to the board for discussion.
VOTE COMMISSIONER PAULSON: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SHEPARD: Aye.
CHAIRMAN YOUNG: Aye.
Mike stated that one thing that might have been missed and that is that ail
order will have to be rescinded affecting the layoffs as there have been
numerous adjustments to it. Chairman Young asked Mike to rescind that and Mike
said he would prepare it. Chairman Young then made a motion.
MOTION: CHAIRMAN YOUNG moved that a serial levy be set up
for the Solid Waste Budget at the earliest possible date.
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COMMISSIONER SHEPARD: Second for discussion.
Commissioner Shepard was concerned that if a serial levy was gone for that it
might affect the outcome of the Deschutes County A ballot in September and
therefore could not really support the idea of a separate levy for Solid Waste.
Commissioner Paulson was of the opinion that the County had taken astand back
in February and should stand by that and not keep putting different items in
frortthe of voters because he feels that it would thoroughly confuse them.
VOTE C011MISSIONER SHEPARD : No.
COMMISSIONER PAULSON: No.
CHAIRMAN YOUNG: Aye.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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