A. Pre-Implementation planning meeting – meet with staff to plan the recalculation of methodology and implementation of the program and provide an assistance list of the items needed to conduct the adoption of the MSTU for the Sheriff’s Department Special Assessment Program. The County also requests that the proposed methodology undergo a “test” run, once the programmatic changes have been implemented into the CASA system, to ensure uniform and consistent assessments are produced. The County also requests that any/all first class notices be mailed utilizing actual CASA database files, not files created by the consultant. The County is specifically interested in preventing the Consultant from manipulating “actual” data, into a proposed model that will ultimately have the potential to be in conflict with the actual assessments that will be billed to property owners on the 2025 real property tax roll. B. Evaluate the Sheriff’s Office call data, agreements, reports and other data pertaining to the provision of services. C. Evaluate the County’s Sheriff’s Office current fiscal year budget and equipment expenditure/capital plan for Fiscal Years 2025/26 through 2030/31. D. Review full costs of services for Sheriff’s Office Services –Determine the net service delivery revenue requirements for current and future level of services. Include a five year projected revenue requirement to maintain and/or update equipment as needed. E. Analyze, review and recommend a legally defensible method of apportioning the costs for the Sheriff’s Office Services. Assist the County with determination of legal sufficiency and compatibility with the tax bill collection method. F. Determine revenue requirements to ensure the County recovers the cost of: • Net Sheriff’s Office Services • Fair apportioning to include equipment/capital improvements • Implementing the programs • Collecting the assessments • Creating the assessment rolls G. Calculate a performance schedule of rates based on the apportionment methodology and revenue requirements for Sheriff’s Office Services including, but not limited to, personnel, administration, equipment, and capital projects. H. Ensure compliance with section 197.3632, Florida Statutes and in conformance with the Uniform Assessment Collection Act. I. Work is to commence upon contract award and execution and must be completed by July 2025 for possible adoption into Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget.
