COST GUIDELINES Clause Samples

COST GUIDELINES. Keep costs for support centers limited to 1) general multi-incident support and coordination costs and; 2) costs where you cannot identify a specific incident. These costs should include expenses for the temporary physical operation and maintenance of that center and special support services that cannot be reasonably or accurately charged back to a specific incident. Sharing of costs for support centers will likely not be determined until ▇▇▇▇▇ has a better understanding of final incident responsibilities. In most cases, the participating agencies agree to apportion support center costs by the individual agency's suppression cost responsibility of those incidents serviced by the support center(s). Final agreements should be completed as soon as possible. CIIFA may develop cost share agreements for each center separately, or any combination of support centers, based on agency use. Below are some terms that may be found in cooperative agreements or cost share agreements. If these definitions are different than those defined in a cooperative agreement, the cooperative agreement takes precedence. Other definitions can be found in the Field Operations Guide. The pre-established percentage charge applied by the agency to the settlement billing on the net amount owed where master agreements permit. Costs of agency personnel, support, and services not directly assigned or ordered by an incident. Administrative overhead costs will typically not be shared in an incident cost share agreement. Costs incurred by an agency that address the sole concern of only that agency or not incurred with shared mutual benefit. Agency specific costs are not shared. Those agency costs defined and limited by the cost share agreement. Responsibility for claims or extraordinary settlement costs will not be part of the cost share agreement. Such costs can be shared through independent agreement by the cost share agencies. An agency directly contributing suppression, rescue, support, or service resources to the agency possessing direct fire protection responsibility for the area upon which an incident is located.