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Agreement for Sedgwick County Reimbursement of City of Wichita Costs Associated with the Metropolitan Area Building & Construction Department.
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Recommended Action: Approve the agreement and authorize the Chairman to sign.
The merger of Sedgwick County’s Code Enforcement Division and Wichita’s Office of Code Inspection into the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD) under County administrative oversight has combined Wichita employees and vehicles with County employees, vehicles, and equipment. All permit fees collected by MABCD are recorded as revenue of the County. The 2017 budget included a fund center specifically to be used used to record all revenue as well as process quarterly payments from the County to the City of Wichita to cover the City’s cost of MABCD personnel and vehicles. As MABCD workers leave City employment they are replaced by County employees, and ownership of the vehicles assigned to the former City employees is transferred to the County. The agreement today authorizes County Finance to reimburse the City for its MABCD costs through 2019.
Alternatives: None
Financial Considerations: Approval of this agreement will authorize the City of Wichita to invoice Sedgwick County for costs incurred through 2017. The 2017 budget included $3,605,054 for this purpose.
Legal Considerations:
Policy Considerations: None