Okaloosa County BOCC — January 8, 2013 — Commercial Franchise Timeline — reading text

COMMERCIAL FRANCHISE EXPANSION TIMELINE 1. BOCC approval to expand franchise • Resolution / County Ordinance 2. Statutory requirements 3. Solid Waste Services Procurement (delayed start to commercial service) Unfair Competition Act (Section 403.70605(3) F.S.) Statutory Requirements: • Provide public notice of, and hold at least 1 public hearing seeking comment • Provide written notice of the public hearing at least 45 days prior, delivered by first-class mail to all potentially impacted private vendors within the affected jurisdiction • Within 1 year after the public hearing, provide 3 years notice to potentially impacted private vendors before engaging in the provision of service, OR pay the displaced private service providers equal to the vendor’s preceding 15 month’s gross receipts. Notice period or compensation amounts may be negotiated by the local government and vendor(s). Timeline: The existing residential collection franchise expires March 31, 2016, making it unlikely legal requirements to establish a commercial franchise can be met in time to begin commercial service on the same date as residential service. However, residential and commercial service may be procured under the same contract with varying service commencement dates. • BOCC approval to schedule public hearing on franchise expansion 2/19/13 Step 1 • Schedule public hearing Step 2 • Mail notification of public hearing to potentially impacted vendors 45 days • Advertise public hearing Step 3 • Conduct public hearing • BOCC approval of resolution/ordinance authorizing franchise expansion Step 4 • Provide potentially impacted vendors with notice to displace • Initiate procurements for solid waste collection, transport & disposal Step 5 services 3 years Step 6 • Award final contracts • Commence residential collection service under new contract Step 7 4/1/16 • Commence transport & disposal under new contract 7/1/16 Step 8 • Commence commercial collection service under new contract Okaloosa County\General Services\Scope 3\Expansion Timline kessler consulting inc.