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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originaring Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />07/6/ 10 <br />Council Date: <br />Finance <br />Gene Anderson <br />11. <br />07/12/10 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Move to approve an ordinance amending section 16-28 of the code of ordinances by changing the <br />residential sanitation rate to $15.89 and designating the Finance Director as the due process hearing <br />officer for appeals. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Financial management. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />This ordinance amends Section 16-28 (a) of the Code of Ordinances changing the residential sanitation <br />rate from $14.00 per month to $15.89 per month and adds Section 16-28 (d) which designates the <br />Director of Finance as the due process hearing officer for appeals concerning this ordinance. The new <br />rate was calculated using the TNRCC recommended methodology found in the Municipal Solid Waste <br />Services Full Cost Accounting Workbook and is based on actual sanitation costs for fiscal year 2008-09 <br />including salaries, benefits, vehicle expenses, contract labor, brush grinding, landfill costs, general <br />operation & maintenance costs, demolition expenses, lot mowing, and billing & collection costs. <br />A breakdown of the costs is provided as an exhibit as is a comparison of fees and services for other area <br />residential sanitation collection providers. As shown in the comparison table, even with the proposed <br />increase, sanitation customers outside the city limits pay 57.3 percent or 22.1 percent more than <br />customers inside the city limits and receive more services too. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />None <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance; Breakdown of sanitation costs used in calculating the proposed rate; Service provider <br />com arisons <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$NA <br />❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$NA <br />❑ Presentation ~ Ordinance <br />y'I'D Actual <br />$NA <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />NA <br />Acct. Number <br />NA <br />FiscAL NoTES: <br />The proposed change is estimated to generate $178,445 more revenue and end the General Fund's <br />subsidy of the operation. This increased revenue will be a key factor in balancing the 2010-11 budget. <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administration ❑ City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT Z Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Urilities <br />City of Paris <br />Revised 2/04/08 <br />1)) Lt <br />