Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Work with selected City staff to define the purpose, uses, and goals for a cost allocation plan, ensuring that the development of the plan will be both accurate and appropriate for the City’s current needs. 2. Develop a Cost Allocation Model for calculating the full costs of providing each City service. The requirements of the model shall allow for the following: a. The addition or removal of direct and overhead costs so that the cost allocation plan can be developed from a simple plan to a progressively more inclusive plan. b. The ability to continuously update the model and cost allocation plan from year-toyear as the organizational structure changes and the costs change. Training is to be provided by the Consultant. c. The addition of hypothetical service area information for future service enhancements, and the ability to calculate the estimated costs for providing the service under consideration. d. The ability to calculate a fully burdened hourly rate of a position that includes salary, benefits and applicable overhead. 3. Work with the Finance Department in developing service provisions, cost categories and allocation criteria for current and future programs.