Item 58 - Sales Tax & Use Tax and Transaction & Use Tax Revenue Record Examination, Auditing, Recovery and Consulting Services

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EXHIBIT D COMPENSATION Sales & Use Tax and Transactions & Use -Analysis & Reporting Service (STARS) Base Package Annual fee. During the term of this Agreement City shall pay Consultant an annual fee of $10,000 ("annual fee") payable in four equal quarterly payments as shown below, proratable on a quarterly basis for any contractual period less than twelve months. This includes a mutually agreeable number of Geo Areas. Consultant will invoice the City on a quarterly basis. Invoices are due and payable within forty-five (45) days of receipt. If this Agreement is terminated ahead of its agreed to term for any reason, the City remains obligated to pay Consultant the quarterly payments of the annual fee for the quarters before the effective date of termination. Adjustments. The Annual Fee shall be adjusted at the beginning of each calendar year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index - Los Angeles -Long Beach -Anaheim, CA (formerly Los Angeles- Riverside -Orange County) (CPI-U) as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The initial Consumer Price Index used for the first CPI adjustment will be the Consumer Price Index - Los Angeles -Long Beach- Anaheim, CA (formerly Los Angeles - Riverside -Orange County) (CPI-U) for the month in which the agreement is fully signed with the first adjustment to occur at the beginning of the Calendar year following the first full calendar year of service. For instance, if the agreement is signed in April, year 1, the adjustment would not occur until January of year 3. The adjustments thereafter will be based on the CPI-U from December of the prior calendar year. Each Annual Fee adjustment shall not be less than two percent (2%) or greater than four percent (4%). 3. Additional Paper Copies. Consultant shall provide City additional paper, bound copies of the STARS Reports upon City's request at the rate of $200 annually per additional copy, payable by City in quarterly installments of $50 per additional copy. 4. Additional Consulting. City may request via the Change Order process that MuniServices, and/or MuniServices' subcontractor(s), provide additional optional consulting services within the scope of the Agreement any time during the term of the Agreement. If MuniServices and City agree on the scope of the additional consulting services requested, then MuniServices, or MuniServices' subcontractor(s), shall provide the additional consulting services on a Time and Materials basis. Standard Hourly Rates: Depending on the personnel assigned to perform the work, Consultant's standard hourly rates range from $75 per hour to $200 per hour. The following are sample hourly rates based on the job classification: • Principal: $200 per hour • Client Services: $175 per hour • Information Technology (IT) support: $150 per hour • Operational Support: o Director or Manager: $175 per hour o Senior Analyst: $125 per hour o Analyst: $100 per hour o Administrative: $75 per hour These additional consulting services will be invoiced at least monthly based on actual time and expenses incurred.