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Ton of Mashp Depmunt Pub x Works <br /> 3�Aetagausebd <br /> M ou, MassacE etU 42649 <br /> Tkp - $8)539.1420 <br /> Yah,- (598)539.3894 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> January 29, 2019 <br /> TO: Board of Selectmen <br /> Rodney Collins,Town Manager <br /> FROM: Catherine Laurent, Director CP <br /> RF: Recommendation for Sticker Fees for Transfer Station <br /> Descri tion <br /> The Board of Selectmen annually reviews and approves sticker fees for the next fiscal year. <br /> Stickers for FY20 will be available for purchase on June 1, 2019, Once fees are approved, new <br /> 'Guides to the Transfer Station' will be printed for distribution and the fees will be posted on <br /> the Town's website. <br /> Background <br /> Transfer Station users generally have funded approximately 85% of the cost for operation. <br /> While sticker fees are the primary source of revenue,the Town also receives monies at the gate <br /> for disposal/recycling of certain items at the Transfer Station as well as monies from sale of <br /> recyclables (historically scrap metal and cardboardM. <br /> The sticker fees have remained the same for the last two years. <br /> 11 Household stickers are $140 (increased from $130 in FY18`, <br /> 21d Household stickers are $20 {Increased from $10 in FY18), <br /> Single Trip passes are $15 (increased from $10 in FY18j. <br /> Recycling Only stickers are $25 increased from $0 in FY18�, <br /> The discussion by the Board has been when setting fees to increase fees over time as necessary <br /> so users paid 100%of the operational costs, For FY13•FY11, per the Finance Director,the <br /> average shortfalls'tax subsidy' has been 13.33%. It was approximately 8% in FY18. <br /> Without any changes in the sticker fees and assuming similar sticker sales, the "tax subsidy" will <br /> increase back to approximately 12% in FY20. See attached, <br />