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By finance directors who have gone through the cost identification process with us:

O'Neil, Mary (1991). Cost Recovery Analysis in Two California Cities. ICMA MIS Report, Vol. 22, No. 5.

The following article was written by Mary O'Neil, former director of management services and treasurer for the city of Chino, California, and assistant city manager in La Palma, California. It describes the rationale for cost recovery analysis and the experiences of two small California cities, La Palma and Chino, in implementing such a study.

Steckel, Barbara (1991). Identifying the Cost of Services in Riverside, California. ICMA MIS Report, Vol. 22, No. 5.

The following article was written by Barbara Steckel, former finance director and treasurer for the city of Riverside, California. At the time of writing, Riverside had just received the initial draft of a report prepared under contract by Revenue & Cost Specialists, L.L.C. The scope of the report was to analyze the cost of fee-chargeable services and recommend changes in fees and charges to better reflect those costs.