04-25-05 Regular Meeting of Fiscal Affairs Committee Minutes

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L J GARBAGE BAG HANDOUT Bag Handout Operations • Bag handout is performed for three weeks twice per year. The first handout is in February and the second is in July. Bags are handed out at two locations for the first two weeks. These locations are at the City of La Porte Documents Center at 1001 S. 4~' Street and Fairmont Park located on Fanrington Blvd. Saturday handout is available for the first two weekends at both locations also. The third and final week is available at the 1001 S. 4tn Street location only. On the first two weeks two operators are utilized at each location, which requires a total of four operators. The first two operators report at 6:30 am to pick up the trucks and move them to the handout locations. The second operator comes in at 10:00 am and works unti16:30 pm. Bag handout runs from 7:OOam to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. The operators are given thirty minutes in the morning and evening to transport trucks to and from the bag handout locations. Labor Costs City solid waste employees at the grade of Equipment Operator I and Senior Equipment Operator operate the locations. Since there is a wide variance between newer operators as well as the difference between veteran operators and senior operators the rate was estimated. The estimated rate is $14.50 per hour per operator. Parks and Recreation also provides an additional employee to help during the day for eight hours. Cost Analysis Bag handout ls` and 2"d weeks 4 Operators @ $14.50 per hour x 8.5 hours = $493.00 per day Saturday handouts 2 Operators @ $14.50 x 8 hours = $116.00 per day Bag handout 3`~ week @ 2 Operators @ $14.50 x 8.5 hours = $246.50 per day Parks and Recreation employee 1 worker @ $10.63 x 8 hours = 85.04 Cost of first two weeks of bag handout $493.00 x 10 days $4930.00 Cost of Saturday handouts $116.00 per day x 2 232.00 Cost of final week one location $246.50 x 5 days 1232.50 Cost of Parks and Recreation employee for 15 days 1275.60 Total $7670.10 Conclusion The labor cost to operate the two bag handout facilities is $7670.10. This cost does not however reflect the supervisory cost, cost of transporting bags, cost of loading and carrying additional bags to the site. These costs are incidental to the operation but are necessary to provide additional bags, drinking water and allowing employees an occasional break.