Annual Budget
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT DECISION PACKAGE
Fund Department Division Dept Rank City Rank
502 3530 573    
Solid Waste WRR      
TYPE OF PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM      
Survey for regarding curbside recycling services and citizen intereste at various 
price points  
Provide a professional, statistically meaningful survey to guage citizen interest in curbside
recycling services at various price points.  
The survey would provide the City Commission and other policy makers in evaluating
current and future solid waste programming options for the residents of Lawrence.
   
Note:  the survey cost will equate to slightly less than .35% rate increase for all users.
BENEFITS OF FUNDING PROGRAM      
1)  Statistically significant, validated information for decision makers  
2)  Ability to guage city-wide interest in service enhancements  
3)  Ability to understand how much citizens are willing to pay before enhancements is not desirable
4)  Address the on-going priority of the Recycling and Resource Conservation Advisory Board
     to expand curbside recycling beyond the current private providers.  
       
ESTIMATE AND EXPLANATION OF NEW REVENUE    
   
no new revenue generated  
         
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FUNDING PROGRAM    
   
Currently, policy makers have relevant data available on operations, operating efficiencies, and
community-wide recycling rates.  However, there may be other meaningful information for 
City Commissioners to consider when evaluating city-wide curbside recycling programming.
       
POSITIONS INVOLVED IN PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT    
   
none  
         
FINANCING OF PROGRAM
FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR THIRD YEAR
PERSONAL SERVICES  $                   -      
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES  $            17,500    
COMMODITIES        
CAPITAL OUTLAY        
TOTAL COST    $            17,500  $                   -    $                      -  
SAVINGS FROM FUNDING PKG.  
NET COST    $            17,500
ANNUAL COST (IF DIFFERENT FROM NET)  $            17,500
Annual Budget
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT DECISION PACKAGE
PERSONAL SERVICES
10-01 Regular Salaries    
10-02 Overtime    
10-04 Longevity Pay    
10-04 Holiday Pay    
10-06 Parttime Salaries    
12-01 FICA    
12-02 Unemployment    
12-03 KPERS    
12-06 Life Insurance    
Health Insurance    
Subtotal    $                   -  
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
     
other professional  $            17,500  
     
     
     
Subtotal    $            17,500
COMMODITIES
41-01 Gasoline    
42-06 Computer equip    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Subtotal    $                   -  
CAPITAL OUTLAY
60-01      
     
     
     
     
Subtotal    $                   -  
TOTAL      $           17,500