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Some aspects are unique to cities. such as rate strue -es etc... and may need to he studies to .See if providing Services' or outsourcing services truly results in Cost savings. 7. More hours for police protection may force more OT pay time. Does the rate we charge for billed services such as Eaglebrook, account for OT pay it must cause, overhead and supervision? Yes, we charge a fee that covers the actual cost of the service including an Administration, Supervision and an Overhead Fee. The current OT rate is .91.00 for sergeant and $81.00,firr patrol. 8. Are we providing services or infrastructure to county or state departments (i.e. LL Jail) that we can effectively bill for (i.e. Storm water)? At this time we are not providing billable services to either state or county departments other than sewer and/or water services to buildings within city limits. If for example, a storm water utility is implemented, all properties belonging; to those entities would be subject to the utility fee per the fee schedule. T e also lease 10,000 square, feet of space to The Centennial School District lbr the Early Childhood Learning Center. We are in our 11th year of this arrangement. 9. Do permits cover the cost of i.e. building permits covering the several trips, calls to city hall, staff time to answer questions, etc? Can we audit the permit cost for every permit we issue to ensure it completely funds the purpose? Our entire file schedule, including permit fees are reviewed annually with the City Fee ordinance. Fees are evaluated based on time incurred, inspection requirements. and overhead as well as current "Market" prices i.e„ adjacent city charges. 10. Does the fire department bill insurance companies for fire services they perform? Do they bill enough? ChiefS'treich has included in his 2010 Budget a number of Fees fin- services — for example response to vehicle fires on the freeway --- hazardous material ,spills etc... (see attached) 11. Can a staff member become an expert on government grants, stimulus, etc. funds? Whether we agree on the stimulus program or not, we need to make sure we bring home our share. City staff members have been successful in obtaining grants Jbr local prgjects. Staff review grant opportunities as they become available to determine if local projects are eligible. On the Agenda for :March 8 is a resolution of support fur county wide stimulus liinds finr broadband connectivity. See attached a list of grants received by the city over the past 20 _years, Earlier this year staffworked with the Anoka County health Department on a "i1'ulkablity" grunt We decided not to participate as it proved to have no real value to the community.