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07-08-94 City Council Retreat
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• <br />ASSUMPTIONS <br />I. PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS <br />An examination of Public and Private collection costs should assume <br />identical levels of service. For the purposes of this study, <br />several assumptions are made. One of the first assumptions is the <br />issue of plastic garbage bags. The City currently furnishes four <br />(4) rolls of bags per year to each resident. With 8,000 <br />residential accounts, this annual expenditure amounts to 13% of the <br />operating budget, or $1.53 per month per household. For the <br />purposes of this study, it is assumed that the City will continue <br />to furnish bags to all residents, and this cost will be included in <br />the rate per month calculated for both public and private <br />collection. <br />II. HEAVY TRASH <br />The next issue involves the collection of heavy trash. The City of <br />La Porte currently collects heavy trash from every resident every <br />two (2) weeks, as established by City Council in 1987. Private <br />collection of heavy trash is not included in rates quoted for <br />residential collection. Typically, trash rates are quoted separate <br />from garbage rates. Because of the uncertain nature of the average <br />volumes and restrictions commonly placed on quantity and <br />characteristics of trash by contractors, this study will assume <br />that trash will continue to be collected by the City. Trash <br />collection and disposal currently constitutes 32% of the annual <br />operating budget, or $3.75 per month per household. <br />III. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS <br />Administrative costs for billing and administration of bag purchase <br />and distribution are not included in the calculation for monthly <br />costs for public and private collection. These costs are assumed <br />to be present regardless of collection alternatives, and are <br />absorbed by the Finance Department. <br />IV. MISC. ASSUMPTIONS <br />The total number of residential households receiving garbage <br />collection is assumed to total 8,000. The current rate per month <br />for residential garbage is $7.50, established by Council on October <br />19, 1987. All budget assumptions are based on the FY 92-93 annual <br />operating budget for this division. <br />
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