Ash County’s organizational structure includes one county manager and three deputy county managers. Each of the deputies oversees a handful of departments and provides human resource support and information technology support to each of those departments. Table 5.3 shows the data for the deputy county manager overseeing the public works departments (transportation, facilities, solid waste, and stormwater control). Allocate the cost of the deputy’s organization based on full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). (a) What is the pool? (b) What is the base? (c) How much should be allocated to each department?

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TABLE 5.3 Ash County: Deputy County Manager of Public Works Expenditures FTES $ 250,000 $ 800,000 $ 3,525,000 $ 37,525,813 $ 28,451,254 $ 8,752,486 $ 35,248,125 Deputy County Manager Human Resources 2 9 Information Technology Transportation 32 275 Facilities 150 Solid Waste 24 Stormwater Control 412 TABLE 5.3 Ash County: Deputy County Manager of Public Works Expenditures FTES $ 250,000 $ 800,000 $ 3,525,000 $ 37,525,813 $ 28,451,254 $ 8,752,486 $ 35,248,125 Deputy County Manager Human Resources 2 9 Information Technology Transportation 32 275 Facilities 150 Solid Waste 24 Stormwater Control 412

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