I. – The reimbursement of the operating costs of the service made available pursuant to the second paragraph of I of article L. 5111-1-1 is calculated on the basis of a unit operating cost for the service, multiplied by the number of operating units recorded by the local authority or public establishment to which the service is made available.
The agreement defines the method used to determine the unit operating cost and includes a forecast of the use of the service made available, expressed in operating units. The unit cost includes expenses related to the operation of the service and in particular staff costs, supplies, flows, the cost of renewing goods and related service contracts, to the exclusion of any other expenditure not strictly related to the operation of the service.
The unit cost is established on the basis of expenditure from the most recent administrative accounts, updated for foreseeable changes in the conditions under which the activity is carried out in the light of the year’s preliminary budget. The cost is determined by the local authority or public institution that provided the service.
The reimbursement of expenses is based on an annual statement listing the use of the service, converted into operating units. The unit cost is brought to the attention of the beneficiaries of the provision of services, each year, before the date of adoption of the budget provided for in article L. 1612-2. For the year in which the agreement is signed, the unit cost is notified to the beneficiaries of the provision of services within three months of the agreement being signed. Reimbursement is made at intervals set by the agreement. This period may not exceed one year.
II. – Reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the public authorities and establishments concerned by the unified service set up in application of the third paragraph of I of Article L. 5111-1-1 is made on the basis of a unit operating cost for the service, multiplied by the number of operating units recorded by the public authorities and establishments using the service.
The agreement defines the method used to determine the unit operating cost and includes a forecast of use of the unified service, expressed in operating units. The unit cost includes expenses related to the operation of the service and in particular staff costs, supplies, flows, the cost of renewing goods and related service contracts, to the exclusion of any other expenditure not strictly related to the operation of the service.
The unit cost is determined on the basis of expenditure in the most recent administrative accounts, updated for foreseeable changes in the conditions under which the activity is carried out in the light of the year’s preliminary budget. The cost is determined by the local authority or public establishment to which the unified service belongs.
The reimbursement of expenses is made on the basis of an annual statement showing the list of uses of the service, converted into operating units. The unit cost is brought to the attention of the local authorities and public establishments using the service, each year, before the date of adoption of the budget provided for in article L. 1612-2. For the year in which the agreement is signed, the unit cost is brought to the attention of the local authorities and public bodies using the service within three months of the agreement being signed. Reimbursement is made at intervals set by the agreement. This periodicity may not exceed one year.