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in $40,000 increments raised by Member Agencies and approved by the Authority. Listed below are cities whose staff have expressed an interest in participating at the following financial levels: City of Alameda $10,000 City of Albany $5,000 City of Berkeley $20,000 City of Fremont $10,000 City of Hayward $5,000 City of Livermore $10,000 City of Oakland $20,000 City of Union City $10,000 $90,000 These figures are tentative and other jurisdictions are still considering the proposal. Operating Budget There are a number of cost benefits in administering a compost bin program on a county- wide scale. First, there only has to be one coordinator as opposed to a coordinator in each Member Agency. Second, by pooling resources, significant quantity discounts can be obtained from the bin manufacturer, often more than 50% off the retail price. Finally, ACHC can provide all the compost education from its core funding and maximize education coordination. For example, bins can be sold at a special compost workshop in a participating district or city. Attached are budgets for each of the three pha. ses. Only the first phase of the budget is being approved in this request. It will be reccomended that the County waiver the impostiion of the 14.9% County Administrative Overhead on the cost of the compost bins, as well as on the cost of delivering the bins to those residents who should choose to pay for this option rather than pick the bins up themselves. The Overhead will only be charged on the hourly manager, printing, publicity and other ncexessary perating expenses. Significant cosst savings eill be realized through this waiver. Additionally the budgets have been amended to reflect the contribution of residents of participating member agencies. This revision allows for a more accurate reflection of the cost-sharing benefits of the program. The budget covers the expenses of promoting the program, printing costs for bin order forms and promotional materials, postage for mailing bin order forms, telephone, transportation costs, bin storage, bin sale and delivery tracking system (which includes a complete listing to participating agencies of the names and addresses of residents who buy compost bins), and a survey evaluating program success. Savings may be realized by finding free bin storage through the County, participating Member Agencies, or even the bin manufacturer. Any funds saved in the operating costs will go toward either extra promotions or additional bins, depending on the greater need.