A-1997-025 - Waste Disposal Services

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(in) reserves established to protect the Disposal System against the adverse financial impact of potential decreases in waste deliveries pursuant to Section 4.2(B), (iv) amounts reserved to pay the costs of capital improvements with respect to the Disposal System; (v) amounts funded from revenues during the early years of the term of the Agreement reserved to enable the County to provide disposal services for the Contract Rate during the later years of the Agreement, (vi) amounts temporarily held by the County prior to payment to the State or other Governmental Bodies pursuant to Applicable Law (including any fees or charges payable to the State Integrated Waste Management Board), (vii) reserves required to meet bond covenants pursuant to financing agreements for Disposal System assets to the extent such amounts must be legally separate and distinct from other reserves identified in this Section, (viii) security deposits from landfill deferred payment program users, and (ix) amounts held by the County in the Environmental Fund ( provided, however, that such amounts in the Environmental Fund will be made available and used by the County if required to pay costs relating to environmental rernediation or other related costs). SECTION 4.6. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The County shall annually, on or before January 1 each year commencing on January 1, 1998, prepare or cause to be prepared and have on file for inspection an annual report for the preceding Contract Year, accompanied by a certificate of an independent public accountant or of the County Auditor and Controller as to the examination of the financial statements therein (describing such statements as fairly presenting the information therein in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles) relating to the Disposal System, the Disposal Services, and the fiscal activities of the County Waste Disposal Enterprise Fund, and including statements in reasonable detail of the financial condition of the County Waste Disposal Enterprise Fund as of the end of the Contract Year and revenue and expenses for the Contract Year. SECTION 4.7. ANNUAL UPDATE OF TEN-YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTION. The County shall annually, on or before May I of each year, commencing May 1, 1998, prepare or cause to be prepared, an updated Ten -Year Financial Projection for the Disposal System. Said Financial Projection shall include at least two full years of prior actual data and ten years of future projections including the following elements: 1. County Acceptable Waste, in tons, 2. Imported Acceptable Waste, in tons, 3. Revenues and expenditures, 4. Cash fund balances, including all monies in the County Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, with specific delineation of monies in the Environmental Fund, Restricted Reserves, Unrestricted Reserves, and all other funds of the System. Execution Copy 26