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37 <br /> Fee StudyBackground <br /> Full Cost of User Fees Services <br /> • MGT Model is based on determining the full cost of user fees, a distinct way of estimating cost <br /> that has not been used by county departments or by county budget office. <br /> • Collects the following information from departments: <br /> - Schedule of all fees and annual volumes for each fee <br /> - FY 2025 Revenue and Expenditure data <br /> - Personnel costs and organizational chart of the department <br /> - Cost Allocation Plan — value of the support provided by other departments such as HR, IT, and Finance. <br /> • Allocates all costs to each fee (or to non-fee activity) by time allocation provided by <br /> departments. <br /> • Compares the total cost to provide the activity to the current revenue generated by the fee, <br /> which generates a cost recovery percentage. <br /> • The total cost recovery percentage of all studied fees is 35%, which means general fund <br /> revenue is subsidizing 65% of the cost to run these programs, or $14.1 M. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 NORTH CAROLINA <br />