Good morning:

So after a long and hard thought I decided that I would not attend last nights BOC meeting in fears of getting more upset than I already was. I did however contact my BOC member along with the chairman to indicate my displeasure with this entire plan.

Here are my thoughts on the morning after Gwinnett Counties version of the health-care bill being forced on Americans.

1) How is this still not illegal as one of the reasons the plan was thrown out in 1990 was due to the fact that a government may not collect a debt for a private company? The ordinance does not address this action nor does it create a Sanitation Authority or something of the like, this will be one loophole we the citizens may still have to fight this plan.

2) How can the county not bid out these services, would this not go against antitrust rules in the country?

Last week I sent out a rough P&L but here is n update version of what I envision this plan will cost to run on a yearly basis.

Staffing Levels
Director of Program $100,000.00 per year
Asst. Director $ 75,000.00 per year
Call Center Staff
Call Center Supervisor $50,000.00 per year
Ten Call Center Agents at $30,000.00 per year for $300,000.00
Enforcement/Inspectors
Supervisor $50,000.00 per year
10 Enforcement Agents in field at $40,000.00 per year for $400,000.00
Total payroll would be $975,000.00
Payroll tax and Benefits at 42% is $409,500.00
Total Payroll cost all inclusive $1,384,500.00

Vehicles for Staff
Director’s $50,000.00
Asst. Directors $35,00.00
Truck for Enforcement (11 including supervisors) $220,000.00
Total vehicle cost $305,000.00

Other expenses
Fuel for vehicles per year $102,000.00
Insurance expenses $20,000.00
Office rental $3500 per month or $$42,000.00 per year
Utilities  $2,000.00per moth or $24,000.00 per year
office supplies per year $12,000.00
Computers/printers $30,000.00
Tax Assessor office fee f adding charge to tax bill $1.00 each resident for $150,000.00 per year
total cost for office operation $380,000.00 per year

Total cost per year for plan administration $2,069,500.00 ( now please keep in mind this is for the first year of operation and many of these expenses that I have listed here do not need to be purchased every year such as vehicles and office equipment)
Using these figures which are rather outrageous there is still $180,500.00 left over as a surplus. I would use this money to pay the annual raises that the county workers seem to expect each year. Ifeel we need to question every BOC member on how they can justify this administrative fee.
I am going to send this budget to Shirley Lasseter and Charles Bannister requesting that I be hired to run the trash division of the county and offer to split the difference on the savings over and above the surplus of $180,000.00 per year I can save them. think I will get a job offer?

Great quote from last night


“The county did not settle the $80 million lawsuit; it financed it over the length of the contract,” said Anthony Grutadaurio, operating manager for Red Oak Sanitation, a small hauler with fewer than 5,000 Gwinnett customers. “Again, the residents are paying for your mistake.”