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16 <br /> Slide #6 <br /> PROJECT MANAGEMENT MODELS <br /> Use of Pay-Go <br /> W Funds <br /> District School Staff have the best Districts would have to build Provide funding to school <br /> Managed PM understandings of the capacity to properly manage districts to expand PM. <br /> (Current requirements in school projects.County oversight County can add <br /> Process) construction.Most would be indirect.Districts additional FTE to review <br /> responsive to eventual could have different levels of projects,manage <br /> users of the facility. success. meetings and report to <br /> the board. <br /> County Economies of Scale on County staff not as familiar County will directly hire <br /> Controlled running multiple projects with DPI requirements. Project Management. <br /> PM simultaneously.Equity in County is more removed from <br /> design/construction final users of school buildings. <br /> decisions between districts. <br /> Joint All stakeholders are Unless roles are very clearly Both County and School <br /> Management recognized in process. defined,decisions will have Project Management will <br /> unclear or duplicated be funded,based on the <br /> approvals.Delaying projects split of responsibilities. <br /> and causing overruns. <br /> Chair Bedford asked if this could be regardless of what they adopt. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said yes. He said he included it because it could augment their process. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if a county employee has oversight, how is that not violating <br /> the state statute. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said the person would be gathering information and communicating with the <br /> school districts and not making decisions. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it is oversight of the process, not oversight of the districts. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said that is correct. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there is an option to contract out the oversight role. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said yes. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said that if it was a county-controlled project management method <br /> how would final design be decided upon. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said they must communicate with the school boards and the building would <br /> have to meet their needs. <br /> Commissioner Carter said that DPI can be brought in through the outsourcing. <br /> Kirk Vaughn said that the county could look for other firms that are providing this service <br /> to other districts. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the interlocal agreement can be initiated by the <br /> Board. <br /> Chair Bedford said yes. <br /> Commissioner McKee said joint management may cause an issue for determining who is <br /> responsible for problems that come up. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said there were a couple of representatives from the school districts <br /> in attendance. She asked how the methods described in slide #6 would prevent the act of God <br /> causes of overruns. <br />