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Funding Challenges <br />¤Insufficient revenue to support operations <br />¤Insufficient number of user accounts <br />¤Although an annual CIP budget gets appropriated -funding is not <br />guaranteed (projects get deferred) <br />7 <br />Funding Possible Solutions <br />¤Increase rates <br />Hiring a funding strategist along with performing a sewer rate study <br />Consider switching from a flat rate structure (residential) to a base charge and volume <br />charge similar to other counties. <br />Consider imposing sewer connection fees and inspection/permit fees <br />¤Increase number of sewer accounts <br />Expand sewer collection area by increasing sewer collection system <br />Need funding for updating Facilities Plan for Hilo and Kealakehe <br />Need staff to implement expansion <br />¤For CIP funding, follow City and /ƚǒƓƷǤ IƚƓƚƌǒƌǒ͸ƭ ŅźƓğƓĭźğƌ <br />commitment procedures <br />8 <br /> <br />