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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHANGES: The
FY 2004 proposed budget for the Department of Environmental Services is
$10,332,277, a one percent decrease from the FY 2003 adopted budget.
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Because of state
budget cuts affecting the Department of Environmental Services, the FY 2004
budget has been reduced by $10,000 due to the elimination of the state litter
prevention and recycling grant program.
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The decrease in personnel expenditures ($190,653) is
mostly due to the reduction of full time and temporary positions in two general
fund programs. The first involves the transfer of 3.0 FTEs ($101,203) from the
Urban Operations Initiative (UOI)-Smartscape program to the Department of
Parks, Recreation and Community Resources for the purpose of aligning staff and
equipment to a more appropriate division function and mission. The second,
starting in FY 2003, resulted from contracting out two refuse collection
routes, ensuring the continuation of service provision at an overall lower
cost. This resulted in the elimination of 4.4 FTEs and $193,650. These
reductions were partially offset by normal step increases and new hires at
above entry level ($104,200).
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The increase in non-personnel expenditures ($115,444)
is largely due to the increase in the refuse collection contract resulting from
contracting out two refuse collection routes ($313,855), increases in the
County's curbside and office paper recycling program and other contract increases
related to CPI-U and higher number of households to be serviced ($35,701) and
consultant fees necessary to update the County Solid Waste Master Plan
($46,000). These increases were partially offset by the transfer out of
UOI-Smartscape program to DPRCR ($72,422), the decrease in waste disposal costs
due a lower estimated tip fee at the Waste to Energy plant ($115,188), net
decrease in County vehicle rental book charges excluding the UOI program
transfer ($67,459) and elimination of the state grant mentioned above.
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An increase in fee revenue is due to the proposed
increase in the total Household Solid Waste Rate (HSWR)
sfrom
$227.92 to $232.60 per year, or $4.68 above the current rate.
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A decrease in grant revenue is due to the elimination
of the state Litter Prevention and Recycling Grant.
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DEPARTMENT
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$3,839,974
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$4,172,535
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$3,981,881
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-5%
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Non-Personnel
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6,575,662
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6,890,724
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7,006,170
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2%
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Subtotal
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10,415,636
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11,063,259
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10,988,051
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-1%
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Intra-County Charges
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(569,319)
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(629,944)
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(655,774)
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4%
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Total Expenditures
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9,846,317
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10,433,315
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10,332,277
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-1%
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Fees
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7,416,081
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7,590,975
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7,901,423
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4%
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Grants
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105,322
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35,000
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25,000
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-29%
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Total Revenues
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7,521,403
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7,625,975
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7,926,423
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4%
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Net Tax Support
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$2,324,914
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$2,807,340
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$2,405,854
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-14%
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Authorized FTEs
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76.0
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75.0
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67.6
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Frozen FTEs
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(1.0)
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-
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-
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Funded FTEs
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75.0
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75.0
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67.6
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Countywide recycling rate
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36%
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38%
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38%
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38%
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38%
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Percent of residential/commercial routes
cleaned
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N/A
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95%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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Wet weather monitoring events
completed as required by MS4 permit (16 required in FY 2002)
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Number of environmental education and
outreach campaigns conducted
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NA
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1
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3
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3
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3
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
The following factors may impact the budget of the Department of Environmental
Services in the future:
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The growing federal and state regulatory emphasis on
nonpoint source pollution and urban storm water may need the allocation of
additional funding and staff resources to address those issues.
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The County may have additional funding options for its
watershed management program and stormwater quality initiatives resulting from
the recommendations of the stormwater utility feasibility study once it is
completed.
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The cart life extension program implemented in FY 1999
has prolonged the serviceability of many carts from 10 to 15 years. In future years, the number of unserviceable
carts is expected to increase significantly when a majority of the refuse carts
in service will no longer be functional.
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There may be additional solid waste management and
recycling program expenses as a result of updating the County's Solid Waste
Management Plan (due to the Commonwealth on July 1, 2004).
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It is projected that by the summer of 2004, the I-95
Landfill in Fairfax County may no longer accept fill dirt, which may raise
disposal costs.
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