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1.10 TASK 9- FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES The Consultant will: 1.10.1 Review the City's revenue, expense, and cost accountin~ recordin~ processes with respect to ~enerally accepted accountin~ practices (GAAP), standard industry methods, and from our experience with many other Central Texas communities to determine if current practices are appropriate and recommend changes, if needed. 1.11 TASK 10 - USER MANUAL AND TRAINING The Consultant will: 1.11.1 Develop and supply to the City a Users Manual for the spreadsheet model that will identify model use, capabilities and limitations; data inputs and data sources; and technical methodology and key assumptions. The Users Manual will recommend an annual process of data maintenance and model output review to keep the model current and staff and management aware of possible needs for changes in rate structure design or levies. 1.11.2 In addition to workin~ closely with designated utility staff durin~ the course of the study, provide two ei~ht-hour trainin~ sessions for the selected City staff. The trainin~ will include an introductory session on model capabilities, uses, and limitations for both decision-makers and the model operator(s), and a subsequent session on detailed technical aspects of the model, use and maintenance. 1.12 TASK 12 - COORDINATION AND REPORTING The Consultant will: 1.12.1 Coordination. Provide close coordination with City staffthrou~h regular phone and e-mail communications, work visits, and six scheduled coordination meetin~s, workshops, or presentations at key milestones in the effort as identified in the Anticipated Study Schedule (Attachment A). As identified, some of the efforts are for initial coordination and to better define study direction, other meetin~s are for assessin~ draft results and options facin~ the City, while other coordination is for presenting results to City decision-makers and for transferring the model capability to the City. 1.12.2 Reporting. Prepare 20 copies each of the draft and fmal assessment reports and provide a camera-ready copy to the City. The draft report will contain supportin~ technical details and an Executive Summary suitable for utility mana~ement, City Council, and stakeholder communication. Based on subsequent comments and City direction, the Consultant will make any reasonable requested changes to the model framework or rate recommendations, and revise the report Summary to fmal form. HDRRate Design.wpd 8