2018-12-27 (draft) Cost of Government Commission minutes

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Cost of Government Commission December 27, 2018 meeting minutes Sanitation and Waste Removal The Subcommittee received good responses from the Department of Environmental Management. In preliminary review of the information, not much actionable items have yet been identified. The “official” response from Greg Goodale of the solid waste division was assigned to staff. The Subcommittee found it to be “succinct” and difficult to “attack per se” as in identify an area to show savings possibilities. The staff is very knowledgeable and provided good answers to the questions. Some actions may be reasonable or feasible. The Subcommittee will look at recommending the Department continue to adjust fees that do not appear to cover all the cost. On recommending a landfill fee: it will be reviewed by the County may not produce enough garbage. Payment for recyclables has dropped tremendously. Recycling system improvements have been made at a few stations through the years. The Subcommittee will continue to review the responses and extract information that to use as basis for recommendations. Responses from the Wastewater Division and vehicle disposal program are pending. According to the division heads, they are preparing a replies. It was noted that the County previously would not go into private subdivision to handle an abandoned vehicle but now have a program in which residents can call to report with a description, how long the car was there, if it is obstructing traffic, the location and an officer will give 24 hours to remove or have towed. A couple examples happened in Orchidland so there is a procedure in place. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next meeting will be January 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 a.m. 3