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Philomath resident urges cross‑department cost allocation for equipment and capital
Summary
Van Hunsaker told the council that public works and other departments should fairly allocate equipment and capital costs across city departments and offered to work with staff to include chargebacks in the upcoming budget.
Van Hunsaker, introduced during public comment as a Philomath resident, asked the city to adjust internal accounting so that departments outside water and sewer contribute to shared equipment and capital costs. He said the public works staff "do a good job already" but that several departments currently show zero internal charges for services and equipment and so are not paying a fair share.
Hunsaker proposed a relatively small staff…
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