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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
AUGUST 20, 2019
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
TITLE: APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH ❑ As
Or Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading
CLEARSOURCE FINANCIAL CONSULTING ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading
TO PREPARE AN INDIRECT COST ❑ Implementing Resolution
ALLOCATION PLAN AND INTERNAL ❑ Set Public Hearing For
SERVIDE FUNDS COST ALLOCATION
METHODOLOGY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS,
FOR A TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $170,700
(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 4, 1)
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Clearsource
Financial Consulting to prepare an Indirect Cost Allocation Plan and Internal Service Funds
Cost Allocation Methodology, for a three-year period August 20, 2019 through August 19, 2022,
with a provision for two additional one-year terms exercisable (beginning August 2022 through
August 2024) by the City Manager and the City Attorney, for a total aggregate amount not to
exceed $170,700 for the term of the contract, including the optional renewals, subject to non -
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
On a periodic basis, it is incumbent on local government agencies to review and update their
inter -agency charges through a formal study commonly referred to as a Cost Allocation Plan.
The primary purpose of conducting such a study is to ensure that the costs of providing certain
City services are reasonably recovered through fees and charges. The City currently uses
internally developed cost allocation methodologies to recover direct and indirect costs from
various City departments and programs (Indirect Costs). However, due to increased
complexity of federal, state, and local guidelines for cost principles and audit requirements, the
Finance and Management Services Agency (FMSA) has determined that a more
comprehensive cost allocation plan is necessary to maintain the City's continued compliance
with applicable laws and regulations.
The proposed work plan includes two primary components; An Indirect Cost Allocation Plan
(Indirect Costs) and Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation Methodology. The Indirect Cost
Allocation Plan aims to recover the General Fund's overhead costs of providing indirect support
services to operating departments and programs. The Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation
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Methodology aims to develop a full cost allocation methodology to recover annual operating
costs of internal service funds from inter -agency customers.
The objective of this project is to ensure that the City's method of identifying and distributing
indirect costs and internal service costs is fair, comprehensive, well documented, and
defensible.
On June 6, 2019, FMSA released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional consulting
services. A total of seven consulting firms submitted proposals; Clearsource Financial
Consuliting, eCivis, Inc., Matrix Consulting Group, Maximus, MGT Consulting Group, NBS
Government Finance, and Revenue & Cost Specialists, LLC. The seven proposals were
evaluated and ranked by a Review Committee comprised of staff from FMSA and the Risk
Management Division of the Human Resources Department. The evaluation was based on
several factors:
• Overall ability to provide the services based upon the responses to the RFP
• Technical qualifications and experience of key members of the engagement team and the
firm
• Experience with similarly sized governmental agencies in providing the types of services
outlined in this RFP
• Capability of handling all aspects of the engagement as defined as well as providing support
and technical assistance
• Fees and charges related to the level of work proposed
Based upon the factors noted above, ClearSource Financial Consulting (ClearSource) was
selected as the most qualified firm to provide the services. They demonstrated a strong staffing
record along with high level of technical knowledge regarding all aspects of the City's
engagement, and experience in preparing cost plans for similarly sized governments.
Additionally, their highly experienced team will be available to assist with any technical issues
or questions.
ClearSource will be tasked in developing both a methodology along with a related method of
distributing costs including but not limited to the following items:
Indirect Costs (General Fund Overhead Support:
• City Attorney
• Office of the City Manager
• Human Resources
• City Clerk
• Finance (Purchasing, Management & Support, Payroll, Treasury and Purchasing)
• Fixed Assets
Internal Service Funds:
• Information Technology
• Workers Compensation
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• General Liability
• Employee Benefits
• Fleet
• City Yard
• Building Maintenance
• Central Services
In addition, ClearSource will be working with the above -referenced Departments to ensure they
optimize their understanding for the respective operations and business process when
developing the related methodologies. At the conclusion of their (ClearSource) analysis, an
information session will be held to ensure Department stakeholders have an understanding of
how the costs are arrived along with the distribution of the said costs to City Departments.
As such, staff recommends contracting with ClearSource to provide the City's Indirect Cost
Allocation Plan and Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation Methodology for a period of three
years with the option to renew for two additional one-year terms.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #7 Team Santa Ana, Objective #5 (Create a
culture of innovation and efficiency within the organization), Strategy F (Explore opportunities
to engage with outside agencies, both private and public, to share information and increase
efficiencies).
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $170,700 will be budgeted and available for the following fiscal years:
Accounting Unit
FY 2019-20
FY 2020-21
FY 2021-22
FY 2022-23
FY 2023-24
01110110-62300
$22,000
$14,400
$14,400
$14,400
$14,400
01110100-62300
$33,500
$14,400
$14,400
$14,400
$14,400
Total
$55,500
$28,800
$28,800
$28,800
$28,800
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Kathryn Downs yvw
Executive Director
Finance and Management Services Agency
Exhibit: 1. Professional Services Agreement
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EXHIBIT 7
AGREEMENT WITH CLEARSOURCE FINANCIAL CONSULTING
TO DEVELOP AN INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION PLAN AND
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS COST ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 201h day of August, 2019 by and between
ClearSource Financial Consulting, a California corporation ("Consultant"), and the City of Santa
Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and
laws of the State of California ("City").
RECITALS
A. On June 6, 2019, the City issued Request for Proposal 19-021 seeking qualified consultants
to develop an indirect cost allocation plan and internal service funds costs allocation
methodology utilized to review and update the City's interagency charges and provide the
City a comprehensive cost allocation plan which is necessary to maintain the City's
continued compliance with applicable laws and regulations on this matter.
B. Consultant submitted a timely proposal, which was selected by the City. Consultant
represents that it is able and willing to provide such services to the City.
C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is
knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this
Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be
expected from a professional consulting firm in the field.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall perform during the term of this Agreement, the tasks and obligations
including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidental customary work required to fully
and adequately complete the services described and set forth in the attached Scope of Services
identified as Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
2. COMPENSATION
a. City agrees to pay, and Consultant. agrees to accept as total payment for its services for
City, the rates and charges identified in the attached cost proposal identified as Exhibit
B. The total amount to be expended during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed
$170,700. Per Exhibit B, $113,100 shall be allocated for years 1-3. For any extension
periods exercised per Section 3, below, an additional $28,800 per each optional year
shall be compensated per Exhibit B.
b. Payment by City shall be made within forty-five (45) days following receipt of proper
invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. Payment
need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth
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in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City.
3. TERM
This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above for a three-year term until
August 19, 2022, with the option for the City to grant up to two (2) one (I) -year renewals,
exercisable by a writing executed by the City Manager and the City Attorney, unless terminated
earlier in accordance with Section 15, below.
4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an
independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall
it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to
allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant
performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be
provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and
regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social
security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be
responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
5. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use,
modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property
embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of
authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical
drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or
caused to be prepared by Consultant under this Agreement ("Documents & Data"). Consultant
shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted a non-exclusive and
perpetual license for any Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement.
Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has the legal right to license any and all
Documents & Data. Consultant makes no such representation and warranty in regard to
Documents & Data which were provided to Consultant by the City. City shall not be limited in
any way in its use of the Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not within
the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City's sole risk.
6. INSURANCE
Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain
and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial
general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents,
volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be
limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury,
including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act
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or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of
insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to
bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property
damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the
aggregate. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents,
and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and not contributory
with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City; and
(c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions.
b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single
limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include
coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles.
C. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section
3700 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required
to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-
insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this
Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability
insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident.
d. If Consultant is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer:
Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit
of not less than $1,000,000 per claim with $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
e. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant
pursuant to this section:
i. Consultant shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and
effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement.
ii. Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of
this Agreement and shall be approved by the City.
iii. Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled or
reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without thirty
(30) days prior written notice to the City.
iv. Where the amounts or coverage provided by the certificates of insurance
provides coverage greater than those listed by this Agreement, the amounts
provided by the certificates of insurance shall be incorporated by reference
into the Agreement.
V. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed additional insured
endorsement.
f. If Consultant fails or refuses to produce or maintain the insurance required by this
section or fails or refuses to furnish the City with required proof that insurance has
been procured and is in force and paid for, the City shall have the right, at the City's
election, to forthwith terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall not affect
Consultant's right to be paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification
of termination. Consultant waives the right to receive compensation and agrees to
indemnify the City for any work performed prior to approval of insurance by the
City.
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INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant agrees to defend, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers,
agents, employees, contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability: (1) for personal
injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for
personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the
negligent operations of the Consultant, its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons
acting on its behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2)
from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable
relief is due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and
hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial
or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in
this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Consultant
further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including
fees and costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party
challenging the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just
compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by
reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable
decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
to the extent Consultant's services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity
shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of,
pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant shall defend and indemnify the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and
employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States'
letters patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contained in the work product
or documents provided by Consultant to the City pursuant to this Agreement.
9. RECORDS
Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed
under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to
the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements
charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by
law, from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and
invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Consultant shall allow a representative of the City to
examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created
pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. Consultant shall allow inspection of all
work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three
(3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement.
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10. CONFIDENTIALITY
If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such
information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that
it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and
further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like
importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all
nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also
information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential
information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered
by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any
information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the
Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant
without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e)
is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information disclosed by the
City.
11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE
Consultant covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct
or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this
Agreement.
12. NON-DISCRIMINATION
Consultant shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by
applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other
employment related activities. Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall
comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
13. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT
This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and
Consultant, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In
the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms
of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument
signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Consultant. The parties agree that any
terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in
addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Consultant or the City. Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or
agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any
party, which is not embodied herein.
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14. ASSIGNMENT
Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Consultant,
Consultant may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior
written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract without
the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall
be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services which are the subject to this
Agreement performed by City personnel or by other consultants retained by City.
15. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of
termination. In such event, Consultant shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Consultant
compensation for all services performed by Consultant prior to receipt of such notice of
termination, subject to the following conditions:
a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Consultant to
deliver to the City all work product(s) completed as of such date, and in such case
such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and
Consultant consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems
appropriate.
b. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standard of
performance specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
16. WAIVER
No waiver of breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or
granted by the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by
the party waiving the breach, failure, right or remedy. No waiver of any breach, failure or right, or
remedy shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach, failure, right or remedy, whether or not
similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing so specifies.
17. JURISDICTION - VENUE
This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the validity,
interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement shall be
determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Both parties further agree that
Orange County, California, shall be the venue for any action or proceeding that may be brought or
arise out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement.
18. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Consultant shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses,
permits, approvals, waivers, and exemptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder
and required by the laws and regulations of the United States, the State of California, the City of
Santa Ana and all other governmental agencies. Consultant shall notify the City immediately and
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in writing of its inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and
exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement.
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Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by
first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by fax or other telegraphic communication in
the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons:
To City:
Clerk of the City Council
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
P.O. Box 1988
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988
Fax: 714- 647-6956
With courtesy copies to:
Executive Director,
Finance and Management Services Agency
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-17)
P.O. Box 1988
Santa Ana, California 92702
Fax:714-647-5414
To Consultant:
Attn: Terry Madsen, President
7960 B. Soquel Dr., #363
Aptos, CA 95003
A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. Thereafter,
any communication shall be addressed and transmitted to the new address. If sent by mail,
communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given three (3) days after it has been
deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified, with postage prepaid, and
addressed as set forth above. If sent by fax, communication shall be effective or deemed to have
been given twenty-four (24) hours after the time set forth on the transmission report issued by the
transmitting facsimile machine, addressed as set forth above. For purposes of calculating these
time frames, weekends, federal, state, County or City holidays shall be excluded.
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20. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
a. Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature herein below has the
power, authority and right to bind their respective parties to each of the terms of
this Agreement, and shall indemnify City fully, including reasonable costs and
attorney's tees, for any injuries or damages to City in the event that such authority
or power is not, in fact, held by the signatory or is withdrawn.
b. All Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto shall be incorporated as if fully
set forth in the body of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year first
above written.
ATTEST:
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By:,
Ryan
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
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Kathryn Downs, CPA
Executive Director
Finance and Management Services Agency
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
Kristine Ridge
City Manager
CONSULTANT:
Terry Mad. en
President
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
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PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
Objectives
The City of Santa Ana is initiating a Citywide
Indirect Cost Allocation Plan and Internal
Service Funds Cost Allocation Methodology
study. Through both elements, this project is
intended to fulfill the following:
CITYWIDE INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION PLAN
Develop a full cost Citywide plan to recover
General Fund costs of providing service to
city departments and programs.
:D Develop a plan that can be updated
annually for subsequent fiscal years (e.g.,
2020-21 through 2023-24).
0 Provide preliminary reporting to staff and
allow for subsequent modification.
Z Provide a final plan in electronic format by
December 31, 2019, for the City's
immediate use.
Provide a Cost Allocation Policy and modify
according to staff review.
Consult with the City in subsequent
questions, audits, or challenges.
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS COST ALLOCATION
METHODOLOGY
Review the programs and services of each
participating internal service fund, and
identify the customers of each one.
Develop the methodology for allocating the
full cost of service for each internal service
fund to its customers.
Recommend guidelines for annual
reconciliation of charges for the actual costs
of service incurred.
Z Provide the final methodology for each
internal service fund in electronic form to
allow for subsequent changes to cost and
organization.
Z Consult with the City in subsequent
questions, audits, or challenges.
GENERAL PLANNING AND REPORTING
Clarify intended goals and purposes and
gain understanding of City operations.
Discuss perceived issues and notify of any
problems.
Provide periodic progress reports following
a viable work plan.
Submit information requests with
timetable.
(Please note: Rather than submit this element
as a separate component, these study
orientation and project management tasks are
embedded throughout the ClearSource work
plan for each component project. However, we
wanted to acknowledge here the City's
expectations for consultant performance.)
Services for Review
This type of project is focused on "the costs to
serve," from the perspective of internal uses
throughout the City's organization: What are
the costs of central services within the
municipal organization, and how do those costs
relate to the array of direct services provided
to the community? What are the cost recovery
opportunities for these administrative,
management, and support services of the
agency? These foundational plans provide the
justification for eventual full cost recovery from
resources tapped outside the agency.
CLEARSOURCE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SECTION 4
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CITYWIDE INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION PLAN
A Citywide indirect cost allocation plan provides
a method for recovery of central services costs
from the direct services of the entity. The
results of the plan yield many important
outcomes, such as:
Indirect rates for use indirectly charging
staff time to accounting units (i.e.,
programs and projects).
Indirect rates compliant with 2 CFR Part 200
for federal, state, and local assistance
received by those programs and projects.
Z Interfund transfers imposed on certain
funds to reimburse the General Fund for
services provided.
Though not necessarily a final or complete
listing, the City currently identifies the following
central services included for recovery in its
indirect rates:
Z The Office of the City Manager
Human Resources
City Clerk
Z City Attorney
Finance, including Accounting,
Management and Support, Payroll,
Treasury/Customer Services, and
Purchasing
0 Fixed Assets, including equipment, City Hall
facilities, and other buildings and
improvements
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS COST ALLOCATION
METHODOLOGY
A methodology for allocating the costs of
internal service funds provides for a reasonable
"cost of service" means for apportioning fund
costs to the specific users of the fund. The
outcome of the methodology prepared for each
fund is an array of charges for services that can
be budgeted in each accounting unit's
expenditure plan, and reconciled to actual costs
incurred thereafter.
The City currently identifies the following
internal service funds participating in this
project:
Information Technology (Operations,
Telecommunications, Copier Usage,
Department Applications)
Z Worker's Compensation
Z General Liability (Insurance)
Z Employee Benefits (Operations, Health
Insurance)
Z Fleet (Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance,
Stores)
Z City Yard
Z Building Maintenance (Preventative
Maintenance, Janitorial Services)
Z Central Services (Photocopying, Printing)
Prevailing Conditions
For at least a decade, the City has been
maintaining its Citywide indirect cost allocation
plan internally, with a formal report
documenting the plan for Fiscal Year 2018-19
available. Internal service fund methodologies
have been developed more formally by City
staff within the past year.
CLEARSOURCE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SECTION 4
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WORK PLAN
CITYWIDE INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION PLAN
ClearSource presents the following step-by-step
work plan to complete the Citywide Indirect
Cost Allocation Plan envisioned by the City of
Santa Ana.
Task 11 Study Orientation
The purpose of this task is to generate common
understanding of objectives, known issues that
must be addressed by study end, participant
roles, expected procedural requirements,
schedule and pre -established dates, and data
collection and development procedures.
TASK 1.11 ONSITE PROJECT KICK-OFF
Consultants will prepare for, attend, and
facilitate one onsite event with City
personnel to initiate the project. (This event
will be held concurrently with events
scheduled for the Internal Service Funds
Cost Allocation Methodology Study.)
TASK 1.2 1 ASSESS PREVAILING METHODS
ClearSource will evaluate prevailing cost
allocation models, methods, and
applications. Particular attention will be
paid to annual procedures, internal
opinions and impacts, and balance of
workload with the requirements of the
City's uses for overhead, including internal
transfers/reimbursements and external
agency reimbursement. ClearSource will
also review readily available budgetary
documents to gain a working knowledge of
City structure and accounting practices.
TASK 1.3 1 PLAN FOR NEW MODEL
After project kick-off, ClearSource will
determine a plan for generating current
indirect cost allocations for the host of uses
identified by the City. This will likely include
development of a new Excel -based model in
alignment with current needs but may
include modification of existing tools if City
personnel prefer to sustain existing tools.
ClearSource will remain flexible.
Task 2 1 Critical Inputs
The purpose of this task is to develop the
necessary foundation for subsequent
quantitative analysis. Particular focus will
be generating necessary data and
documentation of inputs and assumptions
as required by the application of plan
outcomes. (For example, an OMB 2 CFR Part
225 compliant plan requires a specific
inventory of information that may not be as
essential if applications are entirely internal
to the City. The City has stated that it does
receive federal, state, and local assistance,
so ClearSource will verify that indirect rates
are actively applied to those awards and
generate rates accordingly.)
TASK 2.11 DEVELOP FINANCIAL INPUTS
Consultants will mine the City's financial
reporting to access organizational and line -
item detail to support costs, allocation
factors, workload metrics, and accounting
structure in the cost allocation model.
TASK 2.2 1 DEVELOP ALLOCATION FACTORS
Consultants will pull published statistics
that may be useful as bases for distributing
costs and where necessary, develop and
document alternate data sets to serve as
distribution methods. Targeted meetings
with representatives from support services
departments may be useful to influence
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data accessibility and relevance in the cost
allocation plan, such as work order records,
inventories, and other volumetric or
organizational tools.
Task 3 1 Cost Allocation Model
The purpose of this task is to generate the
quantitative model to allocate indirect costs
Citywide. Structure and detail of the final
model will be dependent upon the ultimate
application of its results, as a plan submitted for
cognizant agency approval in compliance with
OMB 2 CFR Part 225 and/or the State
Controller's Office for Cost Claiming will require
aspects unnecessary in applications where cost
recovery is expected to be entirely internal to
the agency.
TASK 3.11 MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ClearSource will develop an Excel -based
model to distribute indirect service costs
Citywide. The model is expected to identify:
Z Citywide fund and accounting structure
and fiscal year data for allocation
outcomes
:> Allocable indirect service centers
Allocation bases and related
distribution factors for indirect service
centers
Z Direct service centers
Primary and secondary allocations
• Resulting annual cost allocations
a Resulting indirect service rates
Z Resulting interfund transfers
The model will establish a specific
methodology for deriving overhead costs
that will properly reimburse the General
Fund. The model will be developed to
accommodate iterations, should an internal
"full cost" method be desirable in certain
applications, while maintaining an iteration
with decisions necessary for state/federal
compliance in indirect cost reimbursement.
The model will be built to accommodate
change in the organization: the ability to
add or remove direct and indirect costs and
to adapt to a range of activities, from
simple to complex. Furthermore, the model
will be built to enable continuous updates,
as the City elects to maintain and update its
cost allocation practices in-house in future
years.
TASK 3.2 1 COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES
ClearSource will generate a comparison of
outcomes under the updated Cost
Allocation Plan to prior year outcomes,
including explanation for substantive
differences.
Task 4 1 Reporting and Tools
The purpose of this task is to provide the formal
documentation encompassing the work and
outcomes of the study, as well as deliver the
tools developed throughout the study for the
City's ownership and future use.
TASK 4.11 DRAFT REPORT
ClearSource will prepare a narrative
description of the study, describing key data
and assumptions, and impacts. The report
will include tables and charts to explain
findings, and it will include the complete
quantitative analysis as the justification for
updated indirect cost allocations and
associated rates and transfers. Reports will
be issued in portable document format
(PDF) for digital distribution and any
necessary printing by the City.
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For a cost allocation plan in compliance
with OMB 2 CFR Part 22S, the
report/quantitative analysis will include:
�D Description of each allocated central
service
Z Identification of the units rendering
services and the units receiving services
• Items of expense included in the
allocated cost of service
• Method used to distribute the cost of
service to benefitted units
Schedule showing the allocation of each
service to the specific benefitted units
Z Organizational chart
TASK 4.2 1 FINAL REPORT
Upon review and feedback from the City
staff, consultants will revise the draft report
and accompanying outcomes to incorporate
direction received. The final report will be
issued for the City's implementation.
Reports will be issued in PDF for digital
distribution and any necessary printing by
the City beyond the requested bound and
unbound copies delivered by consultants.
TASK 4.3 1 MODEL/WORK PAPER DELIVERY
Upon issuance of the final report,
ClearSource will deliver editable versions of
all models, documentation, and associated
work papers to the City for future use.
Models will be delivered in Microsoft Excel
and PDF. Documentation will be delivered
in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and in
PDF. Additional work papers developed will
be delivered in the format in which they
were created and in PDF.
TASK4.4 1 STAFF TRAINING
At the time of the City's choosing,
ClearSource will facilitate an event to train
staff in the use and update of the cost
allocation model, in an effort to ensure
future sustainability of outcomes produced
by this study.
Task 5 1 Engagement
The purpose of this task is to facilitate a
meaningful level of interaction between
consultants, City personnel, and City
Councilmembers.
TASK 5.11 CITY STAFF INTERACTION
In addition to the project kick-off event
described in Task 1, ClearSource anticipates
at least two additional site visits to engage
with designated City personnel managing
cost allocation practices, held in
conjunction with events for the Internal
Service Funds Cost Allocation Methodology
study.
TASK 5.2 1 STAKEHOLDER INTERACTION
It is expected that the City will want to
engage impacted direct service programs in
this process. ClearSource anticipates site
visits to:
Understand current issues with central
services cost recovery at the user level.
Review interim study outcomes.
Present draft proposals and receive
feedback prior to final reporting.
ClearSource has found that "Q&A" sessions
available to departmental stakeholders at
scheduled times works well as an open
forum for this type of collaboration. Either
or both scheduled meetings or open drop -in
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sessions can be accommodated in this
process.
TASK 5.3 1 CITY COUNCIL INTERACTION
At City management discretion, ClearSource
anticipates one event with the City Council
to present the draft report and receive
WORK PLAN
feedback and direction on cost allocation
proposals that would impact the City's
budgetary and financial practices.
Consultants will prepare materials for this
session, present the plan (or elements
relevant for City Council input), and
respond to City Council inquires.
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS COST ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY
ClearSource presents the following step-by-step
work plan to complete the Internal Service
Funds (ISF) Cost Allocation Methodology study
envisioned by the City of Santa Ana.
Task 1 I Study Orientation
The purpose of this task is to generate common
understanding of objectives, known issues that
must be addressed by study end, participant
roles, expected procedural requirements,
schedule and pre -established dates, and data
collection and development procedures. This
task also includes an upfront effort to examine
prevailing rates/allocations, structure, and
administration for known issues and to discuss
initial and potential modifications to structures
and practices.
TASK 1.11 ONSITE PROJECT KICK-OFF
Consultants will prepare for, attend, and
facilitate one onsite event with City
personnel to initiate the project. Events
may be combined or separated into a series
of meetings with involved internal
participants/stakeholders.
TASK 1.2 1 ASSESSMENT OF PREVAILING RATES
Prior to project kick-off, ClearSource will
evaluate prevailing rate/charge structures
and/or allocations across the participating
funds. Assessment will include subjective
effectiveness of current structures, in such
terms as effective cost recovery, perceived
equity among different users, alignment of
any differentiation in rate categories with
the manner in which work is performed
currently, feasibility and accuracy of billing
within current technology or practices, and
other considerations.
TASK 1.3 1 INITIAL RATE STRUCTURE
REMODELING
After project kick-off, ClearSource will draft
an initial or targeted rate/allocation
structure for each fund, with categories and
proposed charge bases only (not values),
stemming from initial conversations,
proposed solutions based on industry
standards or internal influences, or initial
concepts suggested by ClearSource. This
initial rate structure will be used as the
basis for developing critical data inputs in
Task 2; however, it does not have to
represent the final structure of rates and
charges, as quantitative analysis in Tasks 2
and 3 will also inform recommended cost
recovery structures.
It is important for us to state that discussion
of rate remodeling is intended to indicate
our willingness to enact substantive change,
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should the City desire it. Unless our cost of
service results indicate an absolute
requirement that structures be altered, we
are also amenable to continuance of
prevailing practices, modified to current
costs of service and other influences. In
short, we are flexible to conditions on the
ground once we arrive.
Task 2 1 Data Analysis
The purpose of this task is to develop the
necessary foundation for subsequent
quantitative analysis. We will focus much of our
initial work to develop the body of data that will
inform every downstream element of the
project.
TASK 2.11 GATHER, ANALYZE, AND DEVELOP
FINANCIAL DATA
Consultants will access detailed budget
data from City staff and publicly available
resources to describe:
Z Revenues: This encompasses incoming
revenues to each internal service fund
by type (ISF charge or other) and
source (i.e., other organizational
department/fund or external source).
A multi -year history of this revenue
profile will be preferable if annual
revenues vary from year to year.
:D Operating Costs: Line -item
expenditures will be examined from
the currently adopted budget.
Additional examination of periodic
expenses will be researched. Fee
schedules for any contracted
personnel/services will be acquired
and interpreted. Internal charges or
estimation for central services and/or
general governmental overhead will be
included. Loan repayments and
contributions to other activities will be
examined.
0 Capital Expenditures: Planned
investments, both regularly occurring
and specific projects will be acquired.
Much of this work focuses on asset
management or life -cycle analysis for
replacement of existing inventories.
:D Fund Performance: Cash balances in
each internal service fund will be
identified and established fiscal
policies on management of those
balances will be identified.
Reserve Requirements: Any existing
policies or practices associated with
the planned accumulation and
expenditure of dedicated reserves in
applicable internal service funds will
identified.
TASK 2.2 1 ACQUIRE AND ANALYZE
VOLUMETRIC STATISTICS FOR SERVICES
Consultants will gather from internal
service fund personnel any existing data
sets that will inform workload/activity/use
levels for the functional services under
review in each ISF. This includes data such
as
Inventories of materials and assets
maintained, such as different types of
equipment, vehicles, hardware, etc.
Z Utilization of services and space, such
as work orders, hours, tracked usage,
billed activity, occupation of facilities,
etc.
Previously negotiated shares and
relevant past practices or behaviors.
Z Other direct or indirect metrics that
might measure benefit (preferable) or
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proportionality (acceptable), such as sources outside of the ISF rate structure,
personnel counts, budget size, etc. where applicable (e.g., grants, external
Acquisition of statistical information from
City databases will likely be requested
throughout the study as issues for further
analysis arise.
Task 3 1 Revenue Requirement
Forecast
The purpose of this task is to develop the
financial plan that serves as the foundation for
cost of service and cost recovery requirements
for each fully self -supported internal service
fund. It will produce a multi -year forecast-5 to
10 years — of fund needs and estimated
performance.
TASK 3.11 OPERATING FORECAST
ClearSource will prepare a forecast of
operating revenues and expenses in each
fund, built from prevailing levels (e.g.,
adopted budget) and forecasted by
applying industry inflation metrics and/or
City -specific historical patterns and known
schedules. Attention will also be paid to
expenses that do not follow a yearly
spending pattern. This will yield total
annual recurring expenses and
corresponding annual revenues in each
year of the forecast.
TASK 3.2 ( CAPITAL FORECAST
ClearSource will prepare a forecast of
capital revenues and expenses in each
fund, built from established plans of each
internal service fund and/or historical
activity. Capital investments encompass
ongoing, annual levels of rehabilitation
and/or replacement of assets, as well as
specifically identified projects (e.g., major
replacements or widely applied
improvements). Revenues encompass
cost -sharing, special fees, or negotiations)
and capital replacement components
embedded in the ISF rate structure itself
for long-term asset management. This
forecast will yield annual burdens to the
fund in each year of the total financial
plan.
TASK 3.3 j FUND PERFORMANCE FORECAST
ClearSource will model yearly cash flow in
each internal service fund, identifying
0 Beginning cash balances.
:D All inflows and outflows stemming
from the forecasts.
Ending cash balances.
Attainment of established or
recommended fiscal policies.
Health of dedicated reserves for
bother operations and capital
requirements.
TASK 3.4 1 RESERVE FUNDING ANALYSIS
Stemming from the fund performance
forecast, ClearSource will develop a
reserve funding target to level annual
burdens demonstrated. This identifies a
component of the overall rate burden
intended to accumulate cash balance in
the fund in advance of peaks in spending,
typically caused by any noteworthy
periodic operating expenses or, more
often, by specific capital investments
anticipated in certain years of the forecast
or over longer -term life cycles of major
assets, such as facilities or core
infrastructure. Reserve components in
rates provide an ongoing revenue source
for long-term asset management and yield
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a more stable, predictable charge for TASK 4.11 FUNCTIONAL ALLOCATION OF FUND
service from year to year for users of each REQUIREMENTS
internal service fund.
TASK 3.6 1 REVENUE REQUIREMENT
DETERMINATION
Accounting for the findings of each
previous forecast, ClearSource will identify
deficiencies in fund performance when
compared to total needs. Consultants will
then establish the annual revenue
requirement for each internal service fund
in each year of the financial plan. Non -rate
revenue sources will be deducted, and the
final total basis for cost recovery from
internal service charges (rates) will be
identified for use in Task 4.
It is expected this component will be
subject to iteration, as in certain funds, the
total revenue requirement may produce a
result that is immediately infeasible under
current City revenue streams. A strategic
phase -in to total funding over time may
need to be developed; therefore, clear
decisions in the underlying financial plan
should be made to accommodate lesser
funning capacity in a phased approach.
Task 4 1 Rate/Charge Development
The purpose of this task is to develop the
structure and values encompassing a rate or
charge structure for each internal service fund,
as the means for cost recovery from
participating departments/funds. Values
determined in this analysis represent the
maximum cost recovery amount by user. While
the City may make alternate cost recovery
decisions oeneath that ceiling if maximum
results prove infeasible, the underlying financial
plan in Task 3 should be modified so rate
outcomes in Task 4 are linked to a reasonable
plan that can support self-sufficient ISFs.
Stemming from structural decisions made
in Task 1.3, as well as the overall
composition of fund expenditures
developed throughout Task 3, ClearSource
will allocate the line -item revenue
requirement to core functions of service in
each internal service fund. The purpose of
this functional allocation is to acknowledge
the multi -faceted nature of services
provided by each ISF: that users demand
or benefit from each sub -function to a
different proportion from another sub -
function.
The result of this task is a breakdown of
total annual obligations of the ISF to pools
of defined service that may be
apportioned to users following different
bases.
TASK 4.2 1 ALLOCATION OF FUNCTIONAL
COSTS
In consultation with ISF personnel and
engaged internal stakeholders,
ClearSource will allocate each function of
service within the ISF to department/fund
users based on an individually selected
metric (or in exceptions, a combination of
metrics). This metric will be chosen based
on a variety of influences, such as:
Relevancy to the underlying service.
M Reasonableness in generating a
proportional outcome, if not measure
of use or benefit.
Reasonableness in administration,
both in acquiring the data source and
updating it in the future.
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Stability in year-to-year impacts, both rate will assume a more rolling, if not
to the ISF and to the department/fund
users.
Avoidance of conflicting behaviors or
undesirable incentives within the City
organization and its larger goals.
TASK 4.3 1 DETERMINATION OF TOTAL
CHARGE BY USER
Upon completion of Task 4.2, ClearSource
will identify the total allocation of internal
service fund costs to each participating
user of the services. In some cases, it is
expected that this annual allocation may
be the end result for the ISF, i.e., a total
charge for service by user. Fundamentally,
this allocation -based result provides a
historical "snapshot" approach to cost
recovery that sets cost recovery for the
fiscal year once. In some aspects of an ISF,
it may be the consensus or a necessity that
ISF charges be assessed on a more "real-
time" basis or be subject to a year-end
"true -up" to actual activity, in which case,
a rate is required (Task 4.4).
TASK 4.4 1 ESTABLISHMENT OF RATE
In internal service funds or aspects of the
ISF where a total charge by
department/fund is insufficient as a cost
recovery structure, a rate by function of
service will be established. ClearSource will
develop a unit cost for the function by
expressing the annual amount per unit of
service, using a workload, use, beneficiary,
or proportional metric selected from the
accumulation developed in Task 2.2.
Depending on the variable nature of the
metric chosen, rates may be based on
historical patterns in the underlying data
set, rather than a single year snapshot. Or
if consensus leans opposite of that, the
"real-time" application.
Rates will be reconciled to prevailing
demographics from each participating user
to ensure adequate revenue generation
moving forward, absent unforeseen
change.
TASK 4.5 1 COMPARATIVE RATE/CHARGE
IMPACTS
ClearSource will compare resulting rates
and/or overall charges for service to
current cost recovery by each user
department/fund. Reasons for any
significant changes will be evaluated and
explained. This comparison assists in
presenting and communicating changes to
cost recovery structure and amount. It also
enables further testing of the
reasonableness and accuracy of substantial
changes to approach.
TASK 4.6 1 DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS FOR
ACTUAL COST RECONCILIATION
ClearSource will establish the methodology
for reconciling budgeted charges to end
users to charges calculated based on
actual costs incurred once auditied
expenditures become available.
Task 5 1 Reporting and Tools
The purpose of this task is to provide the formal
documentation encompassing the work and
outcomes of the study, as well as deliver the
tools developed throughout the study for the
City's ownership and future use.
TASK 5.11 DRAFT REPORT
ClearSource will prepare a narrative
description of the study, describing key
data and assumptions, financial plan and
cost of service outcomes, rate and charge
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proposals, and impacts. The report will
include tables and charts to explain
findings, and it will include the complete
quantitative analysis as the justification for
proposed rate/cost recovery methods for
eacn internal service fund. Reports will be
issued in portable document format (PDF)
for digital distribution and any necessary
printing by the City.
I: is expected that City personnel will
review an initial iteration of the draft
report, and ClearSource will modify it
before it becomes a final delivered
document available to the City Council and
the puolic.
TASK 5.2 1 PRESENTATION/SUMMARY
MATERIALS
ClearSource will develop a presentation or
summary packet for use in communicating
proposals to internal stakeholders and, if
desired, to the City Council or
subcommittee.
TASK 5.3 ) STAFF REPORT
Should the City choose to discuss ISF rates
with the City Council or its subcommittee,
ClearSource will assist City staff in the
preparation of the staff report delivered as
part of the normal agenda process.
TASK 5.4 1 FINAL REPORT
Upon review and feedback from internal
stakeholders and/or the City Council,
ClearSource will revise the draft report and
accompanying proposals to incorporate
direction received. The final report will be
issued for the City's implementation of
proposals. Reports will be issued in PDF for
digital distribution and any necessary
printing by the City beyond the requested
bound and unbound copies delivered by
consultants.
TASK 5.5 ) MODEL/WORK PAPER DELIVERY
Upon issuance of the final report,
ClearSource will deliver editable versions
of all models, documentation, and
associated work papers to the City for
future use. Models will be delivered in
Microsoft Excel and PDF. Documentation
will be delivered in Microsoft Word and
PowerPoint and in PDF. Additional work
papers developed will be delivered in the
format in which they were created and in
PDF.
Task 6 1 Engagement
The purpose of this task is to facilitate a
meaningful level of interaction between
consultants, City personnel, and, if desired, City
Councilmembers, with the goal of successful
approval, implementation, and ongoing
maintenance of study proposals.
TASK 6.11 INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
INTERACTION
In addition to the project kick-off event
described in Task 1, ClearSource
anticipates additional site visits to engage
with ISF and Finance personnel, such as
eventsto:
Z Develop data, such as expenditures,
asset life cycles, and workload metrics.
Review spending plans and fund
performance.
Discuss administrative practices and
feasibility of cost recovery methods.
Review interim study outcomes and
final proposals.
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TASK 6.2 1 STAKEHOLDER INTERACTION
It is expected that the City will want to
engage impacted ISF users in this process.
ClearSource anticipates site visits to:
Understand current issues with ISF
cost recovery at the user level.
�Z Review interim study outcomes.
Z Present draft proposals and receive
feedback prior to final reporting.
ClearSource has found that "Q&A"
sessions available to departmental
stakeholders at scheduled times works
well as an open forum for this type of
WORK PLAN
collaboration. Either or both scheduled
meetings or open drop -in sessions can be
accommodated in this process.
TASK6.3 1 CITY COUNCIL/SUBCOMMITTEE
INTERACTION
If desired by City leadership, ClearSource
will anticipate an event with the City
Council or relevant subcommittee to
present the draft report and receive
feedback on proposals. Consultants will
prepare materials for this session, present
the study, and respond to City Council
inquiries and/or enable Councilmember
dialogue with supplemental information.
OPTIONAL SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL UPDATES
Should the City direct ClearSource to proceed,
consultants will perform a truncated version of
the previously identified work plans for both
the Citywide Indirect Cost Allocation Plan and
the Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation
Methocology.
Though methods and models will be established
already, ClearSource would review foundational
DATA REQUIREMENTS
The fcllowing is an initial list of data which
ClearSource will gather from publicly available
sources or request from City staff:
A chart of accounts, identifying fund
numbers, debartments/divisions, and
revenue and expense accounts.
Z) Actual revenues and expenditures by
account for all funds and accounting units
decisions in subsequent updates — service
profiles and cost structures, for example — as
our experience shows us that change is
inevitable. Change may stem from
organizational or financial reporting
modifications, but may also be needed as
experience with prior outcomes uncovers issues
that must be addressed to optimize these cost
recovery practices.
within those funds for the most recently
finalized and audited fiscal year.
Ci Revenues and expenditures by account for
all funds and accounting units within those
funds for the fiscal year consultants and the
City determine to be the basis for both cost
allocation study areas.
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Most recently completed indirect cost bases for certain cost pools, such as
allocation plan and internal service fund workload and work order data, time
allocations. tracking, inventories, assigned uses, etc.
Adopted budget document(s) for the City
for the most current fiscal year and for the
year determined to be the basis for each
study area.
Z Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for
the most recently finalized and audited
fiscal year.
0 A listing of each staff position for all
funds/accounting units showing employee
name, title, salary, benefits, and if possible,
full-time equivalent allocated to the
accounting unit.
Z Tc be developed as the studies proceed:
volumetric data already tracked by City
systems that may be used as allocation
Z) Any formal policies of the City that may
influence or direct specific actions with
respect to cost recovery of indirect and
internal service costs.
:D Any ongoing agreements stipulating
conditions for indirect cost recovery from
active federal and state assistance
programs.
Before undergoing any time-consuming process
to create data in response to a ClearSource
request, we always encourage additional
discussion. For these types of studies —
particularly since annual updating is so critical
— it is not our intent to create work for staff that
is beyond fairly standard data, reporting, and
systems capabilities.
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EXHIBIT B
COMPENSATION
Fee Proposal including hourly rates if applicable
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CONSULTING FEE
Maximum Not to Exceed Price
(Year One)
For the complete Citywide Indirect Cost
Allocation Plan and Internal Service Funds Cost
Allocation Methodology, due December 31,
2019 ("Year One'), ClearSource presents the
following maximum, not -to -exceed consulting
fee:
�D Total Project, Year One: $55,500
— Citywide Indirect Cost Allocation Plan:
$16,500
— Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation
Methodology: $39,000
Figure 3 on the following page illustrates the
detail behind our presented maximum price for
the project. This includes labor time paired with
hourly rates and expenses by task described in
the ClearSource work plan. This fee includes all
direct and indirect costs. associated with our
professional labor, as well as applicable direct
expenses for the project.
Manner of Payment
ClearSource will issue monthly progress reports
to the City. Accompanying invoices will be
based on hours recorded to the project, with
final invoice not submitted until work is
completed as scoped in our work plan. Total
invoices will not exceed the maximum price
presented here.
Optional Annual Updates
(Subsequent Years, at City Approval
to Proceed)
The Request for Proposals indicates that the
City may enter into a three-year contract, with
optional provisions to extend further, which
would enable ClearSource to update the
Citywide Indirect Cost Allocation Plan and
Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation
Methodology by December 31 of those
subsequent years.
At this time, ClearSource estimates the
following maximum, not -to -exceed consulting
fee for annual updates beyond 2019:
Total Project, Annual Update: $28,800
— Citywide Indirect Cost Allocation Plan:
$10,800
— Internal Service Funds Cost Allocation
Methodology: $18,000
Figure 4 on the following pages illustrates the
detail behind our presented maximum price for
completing annual updates to the original work
product delivered in 2019.
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CLEARSOURCE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
25C-29
SECTION 7
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CLEARSOURCE PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
25C-30
SECTION 7