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Oak Ridge staff highlight new Matrix cost‑allocation tool; changes to enterprise fund allocations expected

Oak Ridge City Council · April 21, 2026
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City staff and Matrix consultants presented a joint cost‑allocation study and said the city purchased the study tool to update allocations annually; reallocations will affect enterprise funds (electric, water/wastewater) and require coordination with TVA and budget adjustments in FY27.

City staff on April 21 presented the results of a long-running joint cost‑allocation study conducted with Matrix and said the city has purchased the software used to produce the analysis so allocations can be updated year to year.

Miss Hickman introduced the Matrix work and said consultants spent “a lot of hours asking questions of each department” to measure how services are used and how indirect costs should…

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