HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 09-004RESOLUTION NO. 09 - 004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga wishes to adopt a fair, reasonable,
and standardized methodology for establishing cost recovery billing rates; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga has determined the following
overhead rate for the billing rate formula as stated below to be fair and reasonable;
The overhead rate for billing rate purposes is established as:
1) the sum of the General Fund expenditures of the City Manager's Department,
the Finance & Administrative Services Department, and the General
Administrative and Legal programs in the Non-Departmental section,
2) divided by the sum of the General Fund expenditures (net of one-time and
transfers),
3) expressed as a percentage; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga has determined the following
billing rate formula as stated below to provide for cost recovery;
A staff position's hourly billing rate is established as:
1) the annual salary cost set at the top step of the pay range,
2) plus the annual cost of employer paid benefits and taxes,
3) with the sum of the two divided by productive staff hours (1760 hours per
year),
4) plus the overhead amount calculated at the annual overhead rate.
* Part time positions are calculated on a pro-rated basis
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Saratoga hereby resolves to adopt the following overhead and billing rate formula methodologies
for use in establishing billing rates, and to be updated on an annual basis as follows;
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 215` day of January, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Jill Hunter, Mayor Chuck Page
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Kathleen King
ABSTAIN: Absent
ATTEST:
ivan, City Clerk