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1.2: Over the next three to six months, in preparation for the FY2021-2022 budget: • Identify policy revisions during the budget preparation process. • Identify and implement opportunities for fiscal adjustments such as fee changes, • Program elimination or collaboration, and/or expense reduction. • Continue to analyze programs and implement fiscal adjustments based on • Methodology. • Refine methodology and analysis based on lessons learned. 1.3: The PRCSA must define all of the expenses considered "direct costs' vs. "indirect costs' for programs and services. Expand use of existing budgeting, project, and time management tools to track actual costs over the next year. Determine the most efficient way to assign costs to programs and services. 1.4: Use the Cost Recovery and Resource Allocation Philosophy and Model as the foundation for business planning; articulating the philosophy and process in a Business Plan approach. 1.5: Adjust fees to reflect the PRCSA cost recovery philosophy, being sensitive to fee tolerance, and implementing over time as necessary. Consider annual incremental price increases to keep up with rising costs, as necessary, allowing Team Members to respond to market conditions, opportunities, and service demands in a timely manner. • Tier 1 of the model is expected to be supported through tax funding Tier 1 houses services such as non -monitored parks use. This Tier also includes the Department's Community Special Events. These are seen as services that are of great benefit to the entire community. • Tiers 2 through 4 will experience decreasing levels of tax subsidy support Tiers 2 through 4 house services that require supervision, instruction, or other attention, and serve subsets of the community. Each ascending Tier level increases focus on the individual or group receiving the service and subsidy level targets decrease with each level. Examples of services in these tiers include Youth Classes and Sports (Tier 2), Parks and Facility Rentals (Tier 3), and Adult Classes and Sports (Tier 4). • Tier 5 is not intended to be supported through tax funding Tier 5 houses services that are ancillary to the mission of the Department with services such as private lessons and film permits. Often fees for this tier may be market -based. 1.6: Ensure long-term sustainability by focusing taxpayer funding on those services producing the widest community benefit, using the pyramid. Consider return on investment, number of participants served, and cost per participant covered by tax revenues as criteria for evaluation of all services. 1.7: Assign a project champion or champions and an Implementation Team to keep the focus on the goals and recommendations of the study. Opt.'; 9 65B-43 r-'=