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126 SECTION 17: RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Dispatch of first responders and necessary communications will be as follows: 1. Only the dispatch will be on the county fire frequency (154.340). e Ail communications by first responder will be on the ambulance frequency (155.160) so that the responding ambulance crew will receive all information without the need for an information relay and all non-relevant communications will be kept off the fire frequency. These communications should be limited to the first responder checking in route (10-17) and arrival (10-23) plus any critical medical information. Mr. Alfred M. Brown, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Health, reviewed the proposed Five-Year Plan for the Cabarrus County Sanitary Landfill which had been endorsed by the Board of Health. Mr. Brown pointed out that the plan calls for changing the tipping fee from a per vehicle charge to a cubic yard schedule. Mr. Jerry Isenhour, owner of The Chimney Doctor, Inc., complained that he would be charged for the full size of his vehicle although fixed equipment on the vehicle reduced the amount of waste he could haul at one time. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, recommended that the Board consider approving a procedure to allow the gate attendant.to determine the capacity of a vehicle if the vehicle has fixed equipment that reduces its capacity to carry trash or garbage and to charge a tipping fee based on the remaining cubic yard capacity of the vehicle. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board set the tipping fee for fiscal year 1987-88 at $1.25 per cubic yard based on the authorization of the landfill gate attendant to determine the capacity of the vehicle and adopted the Five-Year Plan for the Cabarrus County Sanitary Landfill with a rate schedule to be reviewed annually at budget time. The Five-Year Plan as adopted by the Board is as follows. A Five-Year Plan for the Cabarrus County Sanitary Landfill 1988-1993 Summary Executive Summary and Recommendations The Cabarrus County Sanitary Landfill covers 242 acres. The operating permit for the site was issued on July 23, 1974, by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources. An amendment to this permit was issued on April 27, 1987. The original permit as amended allows for utilization of all but approximately 25 acres of the existing site (these 25 acres have been determined unsuitable for landfill use). Approximately 274 tons of solid waste are disposed of in the Cabarrus County Sanitary Landfill each day (over 100,000 tons each year). The cost per ton varies from year to year due to fluctuations in the budget and changes in landfill utilization. The 1985 cost was $5.17 per ton which is among the lowest figures nationally and locally. It is estimated that the useful life of the current site can extend through the year 2010. That places Cabarrus County in an envious position compared to its neighboring counties and compared to other local governmental units throughout the state and nation. In order to ensure that the county achieves maximum efficiency in the utilization of its landfill, the following recommendations are proposed to the Cabarrus County Board of Health and Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. Recommendations (1) The operations plan as developed by Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) should be followed to the extent possible. Any deviat.ions from that plan should be made in consultation with CDM and with the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources. The operations plan should be updated every five years with the assistance of competent engineering services.