Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D., SCS Engineers

This webinar will address the need for solid waste managers to understand the essential facets of cost of service analysis and rate making. This includes how to plan for such studies and what critical answers about agency operations can be provided as a result of such studies. The presentation will include Case studies derived from experiences on some 50 different cost of service analyses including assignments in:

• City/Borough of Juneau, Alaska
• City of Lakeland, Florida
• Matanuska- Susitna Borough, Alaska
• City of Pasadena, California
• City of Brooksville, Florida
• City of Dunedin, Florida
• City of Lakeland, Florida
• City of Madeira Beach. Florida
• City of Pensacola, Florida
• City of Port Arthur, Florida
• City of Santa Maria, California
• City of Springfield, MA
• Charlotte County, Florida
• Escambia County, Florida
• Imperial County, California
• Island County, Washington
• Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority. Oklahoma
• Orange County, Florida
• Southside Hampton Roads, Virginia

Demands from the public to keep local government “lean and mean” has oftentimes meant that solid waste agencies have not raised solid waste collection or disposal rates, even when their costs for critical items such as fuel, maintenance, insurance, and worker health benefits have increased dramatically. By learning how to properly account for the cost of services, solid waste managers can confidently and precisely explain their financial needs to public officials and the community. This webinar will provide a look at the tools that can allow managers to set rates based upon solid, data-driven knowledge.