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Consultants present parish cost-allocation plan; residents press for clarity on District 3 use
Summary
MGT Consultants presented St. Tammany Parish's cost-allocation plan and methodology. Residents and council members asked how allocations affect Sales Tax District 3; parish staff said about 6% of District 3 receipts funded administrative service allocations in 2024.
MGT Consultants on Thursday presented St. Tammany Parish officials with the parish government’s cost-allocation plan, explaining methodology the firm uses to assign administrative and indirect costs to operating programs and funds. Committee members and several residents pressed for clearer, concise summaries of how the plan affects Sales Tax District 3 and how many “tiers” of allocation are used in practice.
Parul Patel, director with MGT, described the firm’s role and methods: “cost allocation plans…identify the agency indirect or overhead cost and distribute those costs out to those funds, departments, divisions, and programs that are…
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