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$800,000. He felt you can separate that in the budget, but it is all part of the same problem. Director Thomas believed a per parcel charge would also solve the problem of getting trash to the landfill, because if a person is paying for it, they will put it out there so it can be picked up. Discussion took place re the $200,000 cap placed on the R 8 R account, and it was felt that was unrealistic and that the landfill was substantially underfunded at its inception 8 years ago when we were looking at an entirely different situation. Commissioner Lyons agreed that we are going to have to do something else with our trash than just burying it, because that cost eventually will make the costs of other alternatives more feasible. Director Pinto stressed that we are not generating any money back into the general fund -- it is all going back into the enterprise account to be used for the next needed improvements. Commissioner Wodtke asked how this would affect the franchised dumpers, and Jeff Barton of Utilities explained that in 1977 when the Landfill originally started to charge tipping charges, the franchised garbage haulers were given an increase of $1.75 a month to cover the Landfill charges. Director Pinto anticipated that they all would be coming in asking for authority to increase their rates to their customers. Chairman Scurlock added that we will then analyze their proposals based on what portion of their charge is actually landfill costs. Commissioner Wodtke asked if we could make a determination on that without having to go through the process for each separate franchise and approve an allowable increase in their charges based upon the dumping cost. Director Pinto noted that we must go through the public hearings, but they could be done all at one time if we estab- lished a flow through policy. The Board may even want to have them identify the County's dumping charges to their customers. 22 MAR 19 1986 Boort 63