Orange County Board of County Commission Metal Theft

Orange County Board of County Commission Metal Theft Ordinance October 5, 2010 Tim Brose President, Trademark Metals Recycling LLC Speaking on behalf of Orange County Area Recyclers 1

Overview History of Metal Theft Ordinance Local Industry What has worked Closing comments 2

History of Metal Theft Ordinance HB 105 – Working with law enforcement to create a statewide standard Importance of HB 105 City of Orlando Ordinance County Ordinance 3

HB 105 Requirements 4

Supporting Documentation Driver’s License Affidavit with Signature Customer Photo Thumb Print 5

Material Photos Vehicle and Aluminum Sheet Material Arriving Empty Vehicle Leaving 6

Local Industry 7

Orange County Recyclers Scrap Recycling Companies 22 Transactions per Month 40, 000 Transactions per Year Employees - - 480, 000 300 8

Area Scrap Metal Recyclers County Orange Seminole # of Companies 22 8 Lake Polk 8 8 Brevard Osceola 8 5 59 9

What has worked? 10

Partnership Between Law Enforcement & Metal Recyclers Why is this important? ◦ Metal thieves will travel to other counties ◦ Focus of stolen material can change over time ◦ Develop Task Force going forward ◦ New FINDER System ◦ ISRI Scrap Metal theft Alert System ◦ Recent success with metal thefts 11

Sponsored by ISRI - Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries No cost to law enforcement or scrap companies Partnership of law enforcement and scrap industry Sends emails to all subscribers within a 100 mile radius of where theft occurred ISRI represents over 7000 scrap recycling facilities Over 8000 subscribers are currently utilizing 12