Program Costing

• Manage and coordinate the development and continual update of activity costing models and processes, including the creation of cost drivers and direct/indirect cost identification and allocations
• Meet with departments on a regular basis to obtain and determine department activities and cost allocations contributing to fees requiring cost justification, assimilate costing logic and department information into the respective activity costing model and ensure buy-in on methodology and drivers
• Provide interpretation, guidance and a high level of financial support to  departments in relation to legislative activity based costing requirements, processes and polices
• Assist in the preparation of the required Building Code - Bill 124 annual financial report
• Determine necessary reserve targets and monitor aggregate excess fee revenue over cost and reserve performance to determine if a change in fee structure is required
• Calculate annual reserve contributions and quarterly accruals as per legislative guidelines
• Revise and develop as necessary policies and procedures related to activity costing and user fee justification

• Program Review study and prioritization of City programs
• Development Activity Revenue Forecast
• Provide support in costing of City Master Plans and other miscellaneous City programs
• User Fee reviews and cost recovery analysis
• Public/Private Partnerships - Financial Modeling
• Insurance/Recovery Management study