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On May 1 of each year, SWDD provides to the Property Appraiser's Office all assessment roll changes that reflect the status of commercial properties that received Certificates of Occupancy, vacancy credits, and recycling credits in the previous year. By June 1 of each year, SWDD receives from the Property Appraiser's Office a preliminary assessment roll for review of errors. B 1 of each year, SWDD provides to the Property Appraiser's Y July corrected preliminary assessment roll. PPraiser s office a Waste Landfill Assessments is included in the PropertyOf A annual Solid annual non ad valorem notice. owners PPraiser s to contest Solid Waste Landfill 1 ssessm nt by erty eithereconferrthe ing with SWDD staff to correct an error or b contest the assessment. The Tax Collector (collects Inato etannual Solid Waste Landfill Assessment by the same procedures used to collect the ad valorem taxes. Disposal charges for State-owned Properties are collected by SWDD through the issuance of an annual invoice each November. During Fy 1995, SWDD performed a waste composition analysis and an evaluation of the inplace solid waste assessment program which resulted in the development and adoption of Resolution No. 95-01. Resolution No. 95-01 replaced and supersedes Resolution No. 91-01. Resolution No. 95-01 made two significant changes in the assessment Program. 1. Property Classification and Use Modifications included changes in the waste generation were modified. several classifications and generation rates for classifications. the addition of some new 2• An assessment appeals program was established. Provides the authority to perform surveys and implement hh program c anges in waste generation rates when deviations of above or below the waste generation rate can BILLING SYSTEM more than 30 percent be substantiated. SWDD operates a computerized system database for account tracking, billing, and waste stream tracking. All transactions occurring within the landfill are entered into the landfill computer. The incoming waste stream is classified into individual material type identifiers so that staff can track numerous waste types as well as recyclables. Customers and vehicles that regularly use the landfill are assigned an account number and vehicle number. An account number may have multiple vehicle numbers. Customers who rarely enter the landfill are processed under a default account number. During FY 1995, with the opening of the new landfill administration Office, the majority of the computerized account tracking functions that had previously taken lace at the Building were moved to the landfill administration on office. At the end of each day, the scale operator backs u files and sets the computer u P the computer data administration office. P for communications to the landfill modem to the landfill administiaon office transactions are communicated by 112, after receiving the transactions, reviewsD them. Isc and Clerk corrections as needed. Weekend transactions are communicatema d kes the landfill administration office on Monday. After reviewing the transactions and making necessary corrections, the account clerk prepares files for data the corrected transactions for Processing and forwards ent tracking is performed b Processing. Billing and tracking system allows by he Finance Department. The computerized data ito ngts landfill administration entry and forwarding of transaction Data Processing and Finance Department inithe Coce unty to the Building. The system y dministration such that the provides a multi -faceted reportingca system can be queried and can Pability reports on material type, customer transaction, and vehicle de ttype. FEBRUARY 3, 1997 10 +' � r