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DEC 191979 BOOK 42 pAcF 310 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO RECONSIDER THE PREVIOUS MOTION ADOPTING RESOLUTION 79-122, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RESCINDED RESOLUTION 79-122, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO CONSIDER ITEM 25 D RE EASEMENTS IN VERO BEACH HOMESITES SUBDIVISION LATER TODAY. KEVIN COOLEY OF POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH & JERNIGAN, INC., CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO MAKE A PRESENTATION IN REGARD TO THEIR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RATE STUDY. MR. COOLEY REVIEWED THE HISTORY OF THE SANITARY LANDFILL, NOTING THAT THE COUNTY ENTERED INTO THE NEW LANDFILL IN AUGUST OF 1977 UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. IN JANUARY OF 1978, THE SCALES WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED WENT INTO OPERATION AND BEGAN WEIGHING ALL THE WASTE. PRIOR TO THAT ALL WASTE WAS MEASURED ON VOLUME. AFTER THE SCALES WENT IN SERVICE, WE BEGAN TO CHARGE USER CHARGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A USER RATE SCHEDULE, AND THAT INTERIM RATE SCHEDULE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT CLOSE TO TWO YEARS, IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE LANDFILL, ESTABLISH REVENUE NEEDS FOR THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS, AND RECOMMEND RATES NECESSARY TO COVER THE EXPENSES. MR. COOLEY SUMMED UP THEIR STUDY BY STATING THAT THEY FOUND THE LANDFILL TO BE OPERATING EFFICIENTLY AND ON A SOUND FINANCIAL BASIS AND FOUND THE EXISTING RATES ADEQUATE TO COVER PROJECTED EXPENSES THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1981. MR, COOLEY COMMENTED THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND THEY HAVE MADE A SERIES OF 9 RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION, AS FOLLOWS: (1) THE EXISTING WEEKLY REPORT FORMS SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO MORE CLEARLY DEFINE THE LABOR AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES AS EITHER O & M EXPENSES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS,OR WORK DONE FOR OTHERS. (2) THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME REVISION IN THE EXISTING CASH FLOW PRACTICES TO PROVIDE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VARIOUS FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS OUTLINED IN THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT.