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Board approves central-services cost-allocation plan after extended debate on impacts to departments and grants
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a central-services cost-allocation plan on June 10, adopting a staff-modified version of a Maximus study and directing phased implementation beginning in fiscal 2025–26.
After a lengthy discussion that included department directors and outside consultants, the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a central services cost-allocation plan prepared by Maximus US Services and to begin phasing implementation in fiscal year 2025–26.
Staff explained the plan’s purpose: allocate indirect (centralized) administrative costs — such as human resources, finance, purchasing and facilities maintenance — across county operating departments and enterprise funds using objective allocation bases (FTE counts, expenditures, occupancy, work orders). Jessica Viseras and consultants from Maximus presented…
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