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For more information please review the documents below:

FY00-01 El Dorado County 2002 Rate Review of So. Lake Tahoe Refuse, El Dorado Disposal & Western El Dorado Recovery Systems, prepared by Brown, Vence and Associated Nov. 9, 2001 (.pdf)

FY99-00 El Dorado County Rate Review of So. Lake Tahoe Refuse, El Dorado Disposal & Western El Dorado Recovery Systems, prepared by Brown, Vence and Associated Aug. 1, 2001 (.pdf)


Scope of Services (.pdf) Audit by Brown, Vence & Associates, approved by the EDC Board of Supervisors 2/27/01

 
SOLID WASTE & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

El Dorado County (the County) contracts, through franchise agreements, with seven franchise companies ("Companies") to serve distinct geographical areas within the boundaries of the County. The County’s Environmental Management Department oversees these contracts on behalf of the County’s Board of Supervisors. The services provided through these contracts include solid waste collection, recycling and transfer station services. The County collects 5% of gross annual revenues from these franchise companies as franchise fees.

Rates are set by the County’s Board of Supervisors. Each franchise agreement includes information on rate setting mechanisms. In addition, the County Board of Supervisors has approved two Solid Waste Rate Setting Policies and Procedures Manuals (Rate Manual) addressing rate setting mechanisms for certain solid waste franchises in the two distinct regions of the County: the Tahoe Basin and the West Slope.

While each franchise is required by Agreement to undertake an independent audit each year, the County has not contracted for an independent audit of these franchises, nor for an independent review of their rate increase requests, since 1991. Rate increase requests from several of the franchise companies are currently pending. The County is currently making arrangements with a consultant to conduct a rate audit of the franchise companies. The focus of this consultant contract will be on those companies who have requested a rate increase, their affiliates, and any other of the franchise companies as necessary to complete the analysis of those companies requesting the increase.