POST provides a variety of studies for participating agencies, and all studies are currently provided gratis. Studies are agency-specific, and at times require an inordinate amount of staff time and travel. Private companies often charge high fees for similar services. For example, Property and Evidence study fees charged by a private corporation can run between $10,000 - $25,000. Other studies range between $45,000 - $200,000 depending upon the complexity of the study and the parameters set by the requesting agency. Due to budgetary and personnel constraints, POST thus desires to recoup part of its administrative costs for conducting studies.
POST proposes to receive reimbursement for actual time spent by the staff member on the project (straight hourly rate of pay for the staff member), plus an 8% indirect fee to compensate for administrative expenditures (POST will absorb travel and per diem costs incurred by staff).
Should the Commission approve these changes, staff will prepare the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) package and allow for public comment. Should POST receive no public comments which require a change to the proposed language, the changes will be submitted to OAL for review without having to return to the next Commission meeting. Should any changes be required as a result of the public comment period or feedback from OAL, staff will return with the modified language to the Commission meeting in June 2020 for approval. |