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<br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> <br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />County of Anoka <br /> <br />Office of Governmental Services <br /> <br />Government Center <br /> <br />2100 3rd Avenue · Anoka, Minnesota 55303-2265 <br /> <br />(763) 323-5700 <br /> <br />January 12,2006 <br /> <br />MEMO TO: Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah <br /> <br />FROM: Brad Fields, Director, Integrated Waste Management <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Use of SCORE Funds in Anoka County <br /> <br />As you requested, I have answered your questions regarding use of SCORE funds in Anoka County. I would like to <br />meet with you to discuss this memo before you contact your constituent to ensure that it meets your needs. <br /> <br />QUESTION 1 <br /> <br />Does Anoka County set the criteriafor approved use ofSCOREfunds? It has been said that SCOREfunds have to <br />be usedfor education purpose only, such as calendars, etc. Is this correct? <br /> <br />ANSWER <br /> <br />The Select CommitteeOri Recycling & Environment (SCORE) funds do not have to be used for education purposes <br />only. As the attached guidelines sheet shows, any expense related to residential recycling programs is eligible, such <br />as newsletters, operational expenses, recycling containers, recycling coordinator salaries and recycling collection <br />costs. These guidelines are forwarded to municipalities to provide guidance concerning the types of eligible <br />expenditures that will be reimbursed by the county. <br /> <br />In order to assist the municipalities in providing residential recycling services, the county has allocated its SCORE <br />funds to the 21 municipalities for their residential programs. Anoka County has been using SCORE funds to help <br />achieve the residential recycling component of the overall 50 percent recycling goal established by the State of <br />Minnesota. This practice has been in effect since the fIrst SCORE funding was received in 1990. <br /> <br />Many counties in the state use the SCORE funds for other county waste management programs instead of passing <br />the funds through to municipalities. State law allows counties to use the SCORE funds for county recycling, <br />household hazardous waste, yard waste or resource recovery programs. Anoka County has chosen to provide the <br />SCORE funds to the municipalities to develop and manage their individual residential recycling programs to best <br />suit the needs of their residents. <br /> <br />https:/ Iwebmail.co.anoka.mn.us/servletlwebacc/eu2ill Yf2004eg3Jia/GW API AREF/l ?action=Attachment... 1/19/06 <br />