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FY 1995:
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HSWR remains the same ($137.72 per household per year).
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Unfroze in the Residential Street Sweeping Program one Motor
Vehicle Operator III position ($32,179, 1.0 FTE), resulting in the
position's reallocation as a Motor Vehicle Operator IV in the Earth Products
Recycling Program.
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Continued freeze of the Residential Street Sweeping Program,
resulting in the continued freeze of 1.0 FTE.
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Froze one position in the Litter Control Program ($32,954,
1.0 FTE), resulting in bi-weekly collection of litter in certain commercial
areas and a reduction in the number of routes, from six to five.
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Closed 3lst Street South Drop-Off Recycling Center, for
annual savings of $6,100.
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Implemented Mandatory Recycling, beginning in September 1994,
for all businesses and multi‑family residences.
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Reorganized the Solid Waste Division including moving
9.0 FTEs from the Refuse Collection Program; 6.0 FTEs were moved to
Earth Products Recycling Program and 3.0 FTEs were reallocated to the
Customer Service/Administrative Program.
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FY 1996:
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HSWR remains the same ($137.72 per household per year).
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Consolidated commercial routes from five to four and
eliminated 1.0 FTE (Public Service Worker) in the Litter Control
Program.
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Continued freeze of Residential Street Sweeping Program and
1.0 FTE (Motor Vehicle Operator).
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Rebid the County's refuse collection contract for two refuse
routes. The new contract will be in
effect for up to seven years.
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FY 1997:
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HSWR remains the same ($137.72 per household per year).
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Contracted out three additional refuse routes, resulting in
the elimination of 8.0 FTEs (three Motorized Vehicle Operator
IIIs and five Sanitation Workers) and five vehicles.
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Eliminated 1.0 FTE (previously frozen), Motorized
Vehicle Operator II position, from the discontinued Residential Street
Sweeping Program.
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Continued the wood waste processing contract pilot program,
freezing 1.0 FTE (Motorized Vehicle Operator IV).
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Increased the fee for each additional refuse cart from $1 per
month to $2 per month.
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FY 1998:
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Increased the Household Solid Waste Rate from $137.72 to
$160.60 per household per year, raising an additional $725,296 in
revenue. This rate increase included:
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Increasing proportion of collection costs recovered to 100
percent ($216,828), achieving full cost recovery for the refuse
collection/disposal program, including administrative costs ($6.84).
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Full funding ($120,075 added for a total program of $180,056)
for the Refuse Cart Replacement Program ($5.68).
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Funding ($216,828) for the increased cost of the re-bid
Curbside Recycling Collection contract ($6.84), including the addition
($111,584) of mixed paper collection ($3.52).
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Implemented cost saving measures in the refuse collection
program, resulting in the freezing of 1.0 FTE (Sanitation Worker) and
the elimination of one vehicle.
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Continued freeze of 1.0 FTE (Motorized Vehicle
Operator IV) in the wood waste processing contract pilot program.
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Re-bid Curbside Recycling Collection contract, adding mixed
paper to the materials collected.
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Established a residential Spring Street Sweeping Program, at
an additional cost of $28,334.
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Reduced leaf bag purchases by 52,000 bags, saving $15,000.
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FY 1999:
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Increased the Household Solid Waste Rate $8 per household,
from $160.60 to $168.60, to partially fund the Leaf Collection Program
($253,600).
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Reduced the Refuse Cart Replacement Program $49,753 by
implementing a new cart repair technique, which extends the useful life of
the cart.
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Reduced refuse tonnage projection by 600 tons to reflect
gains made by the County's expanded recycling programs and high level of
citizen participation in curbside recycling ($27,030).
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Increased the Appliance Pick-Up and Disposal Fee from $10 to
$20 for pick-up of the first item ($36,070).
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FY 2000:
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The Household Solid Waste Rate was increased by $28.00 to
keep the HSWR at 100% cost recovery and supported fully by user-fees, plus
$1.04 to recover the costs of the new Spring Yard Waste Collection
program. The new rate is $197.64 per
household, per year.
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Loss of waste‑to‑energy facility revenues
($1,069,123) which have subsidized the Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction
Program and kept the HSWR low.
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The Tip Fee increased to $51.00 per ton, raising refuse
disposal costs by $251,090.
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The County Board approved several program increases: the
expansion of the Urban Operations Initiative (SmartScape) to Columbia Pike
($80,613); a new spring Yard Waste Program ($33,343); Urban Village/Green
Technology initiative ($18,000) and $15,000 to restore the FY 1998 cut
in bio-degradable bag purchases.
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Program increases include additional FTEs, 1.7 FTE for
Columbia Pike, and 0.4 FTE for Spring Yard Waste collection.
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Net tax support shows an increase due to the recalculation of
the Household Solid Waste Rate.
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FY 2001:
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Reduced the frequency of brush and appliance collection from
weekly to bi-weekly; eliminated one vehicle and froze 1.0 FTE.
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The Tip Fee at WTE increased to $63.36 per ton, raising
refuse disposal costs by $515,264.
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Increased the Household Solid Waste Rate from $197.64 to
$219.48 per year ($695,670 projected increase in revenue) to continue to
recover 100% of the cost of the refuse, recycling and solid waste reduction
programs.
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Decreased DTS expenditures by $87,294, reflecting the
elimination of DTS charges for data processing and personal computers as part
of the transition of DTS from an enterprise fund to a general fund
department.
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FY 2002:
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As recommended in the Watershed Management Plan, purchased
two regenerative street sweepers and added 2.0 FTEs to the Solid Waste
Division to increase street sweeping in commercial areas and to reinstate the
residential street sweeping program.
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In support of the Chesapeake Bay Task Force and Watershed
Management Plan recommendations added funding for a storm water utility
feasibility study ($50,000), wetland delineation program ($5,000), outreach
and education program ($20,000) and a volunteer stream monitoring program
($5,000).
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The Tip Fee at WTE increased to $67.75 per ton raising refuse
disposal costs by $183,010.
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Continued to freeze 1.0 FTE in the Earth Products
Recycling Program resulting from the reduction of the frequency of brush and
appliance collection in FY 2001.
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Due to decreases in the cost of the recycling contract, the
Household Solid Waste Rate was not increased and remained stable at $219.48
per household per year.
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FY 2003
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Added curbside recycling collection of corrugated cardboard
to the recycling program.
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Increased the Household Solid Waste Rate by $8.44 from
$219.48 to $227.92.
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The Tip Fee at WTE increased by $4.59 to $67.00 per ton.
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Eliminated 1.0 FTE in the Earth Products Recycling
Program. This position was frozen in
FY 2001 when the frequency of brush and appliance collection was changed from
weekly to bi-weekly.
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Increased household count from 31,850 households to 32,000.
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