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Facilities staff explains square-foot cost allocation, retro-billing and limits on capital in operational rates

5774470 · September 17, 2025
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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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