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Facilities staff explains square-foot cost allocation, retro-billing and limits on capital in operational rates
Summary
Facilities staff told the board that building operational costs (utilities, janitorial, repairs, insurance) are allocated by direct operational cost and occupancy square footage; capital projects and depreciation are excluded and departments are retro-billed after year close.
Facilities staff explained Wednesday that the county's facilities-cost allocation covers direct operational costs — utilities, janitorial, repairs, supplies, taxes and fire protection — and that property insurance and maintenance labor are allocated based on a building's share of total direct operating cost. "Each building has their direct operational cost. They have repairs. They have utilities.…
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