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Columbia staff explain 'G&A' and other internal fees used to bill utilities and departments
Summary
Budget staff walked council through intergovernmental charges — general and administrative (G&A) fees, communications fees, and facilities fees — that transfer costs from the general fund to enterprise and other funds to recover central services such as legal, HR, IT and building maintenance.
City budget staff used Monday’s work session to explain how the general fund recovers administrative costs from other city funds and departments through intergovernmental fees, public communication fees and facilities fees.
What staff told council The largest of these receipts are G&A (general and administrative) fees, which staff said will total about $14 million in the FY26 budget. Those fees are charged to enterprise funds, utilities and other funds to recover centralized services the general fund provides — for example legal, finance, payroll and human resources…
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