Department: Management and Budget
Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
title
Request for approval of recommended Contract Patrol rates for FY 2025.
end
Background and Discussion:
Soon after the start of each fiscal year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommends contract patrol rates for the following fiscal year to provide customers advance notice of any cost increases. Historically, the contract rate has been based on the county's direct cost of salary, benefits, vehicles, fuel and equipment. Based on Local Government Code 351.062 which requires the fees to recover 100% of the county's cost, and after consultation with the County Attorney's Office, OMB recommends including an indirect cost component to the rate beginning in FY25 to also recover the cost of support functions provided by departments such as Universal Services, the County Attorney, County Auditor, Facilities and other support functions. An overhead rate of 11.2% was used, based on data from the County's most-recently completed Cost Allocation Plan.
The recommended cost for a 100% officer is $132,200, a 13.6% increase over the current rate. Of this, 6.6% is based on higher direct costs with 7.0% due to the new overhead component. The cost increase detail and recommended contract patrol rates for October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 are:
Recommended FY25 Rates
FY24 Cost
FY25 Cost
% Change
Contract %
Cost
Direct Cost
$116,400
$124,100
6.6%
100%
$132,200
Overhead Cost
not included
$8,100
- -
80%
$105,760
Total Cost
$116,400
$132,200
13.6%
70%
$92,540
In addition to the proposed contract rat...
Click here for full text