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Fire Prevention - This cost center includes the salaries and benefits of a Fire Marshal, a Division Clerk, five Fire Inspectors, and a Typist Clerk. These costs are allocated based upon the annual number of new construction inspections completed by each department. Line Administration - Line Administration includes the salary and benefit costs of four Division Chiefs and a Senior Clerk. One-haft of this cost center is allocated based upon total number of suppression companies in each department; one-half of Line Administration is allocated based upon annual calls for service of each department. Hazardous Materials - This cost center includes the salaries and benefits of two H~-~rdous Material Inspectors and one-half of the cost of an Office Assistant, in addition the cost includes I-Iaz Mat consultant fees currently expended by the City of Pleasanton. The cost center is allocated 50% to each department. The above method determines a rate between the two departments that has each city paying the costs at the following percentage. This rate determination is exhibited on page 3. (Also, Appendix A shows the full calculations in the determination of the rates). ILivennore- 54.07% ] Pleasanton - 45.93% The method also results in a shift of approximately $217,000 in administrative expenditures from Pleasanton to Livermore to achieve organizational and structural balance. In the 1996-97 budget year the City of Pleasanton has committed $745,886 to management, clerical, prevention and Haz Mat. Under the consolidation they would need to commit a total of $963,168. The shift is shown in the following exhibit. · -'-';~-'-'.'.'.'.-' .'...'.' .-..-' ...................................... Allocate Exp 1996/97Exp Difference Livermore $1,133,688 $1,350,970 ($217,282) Pleasanton $963,168 $745,886 $217,282 Total $2,096,856 $2,096,856 $0