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The City of Opa-locka, Florida
Public Works and Utilities Department
CONSENT ORDER PROGRAM
CO-2 · FDEP NPDES MS4 · executed 12 Aug 2025
Sheet OP-01 · Rev H · 16 Aug 2026
OP-01 · INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE

Outsource the function. Connect the workflow.

Eleven SOPs are in. The inventory is in. The record that proves the program runs is not.

Procedures
11 SOPs submitted January 2026
Facility inventory
13 high risk named from 495 permitted
Inspection records
First summary in. The rest not compiled.
Construction records
Log format built. No records in it.
Progress reports
Data exists. None filed since Aug 2025.
One connected chain
iWorQ holds records. Nothing carries them to FDEP.
In placePartialNot in placeNot started
1Where it stands
  • 11 SOPs submitted January 2026. Frequencies set: monthly, quarterly, semi-annual by tier.
  • 13 high-risk facilities named, from an inventory of 495 permitted.
  • Inspection records since 12 Aug 2025: first summary complete. Balance pending Building Department data access.
  • Progress reports: none filed. First one was due 11 Oct 2025.
  • Capacity: 0.25 FTEs on documented counts, 6.27 once every asset is counted. The City fields 0.50.
2What this costs the City
  • TurnoverOne person holds the function. They leave, the program stops.
  • Constant trainingThe order requires training SOPs at III.A.7.c, III.A.7.d and III.A.9.c. Keeping staff current against them is a critical gap.
  • AccountabilityNo target, no metric, no number anyone owns.
  • Meeting the metricsMilestones close on evidence delivered to a schedule.
  • CostSalary, benefits, vehicle, supervision and training, all carried on one position.
3Recommendation

Outsource the inspection function to an entity that carries the obligation, not just the staff time. Fixed scope. Fixed fee. Defined metric. Monthly evidence in a form FDEP accepts.

The City keeps the authority and the record. It stops carrying turnover, training, supervision and vehicle cost.

What the City buys is a number it can report, not a position to keep refilling.

4The technology gap

iWorQ is the system of record in every SOP. It stops at the record. Reports to FDEP are rebuilt by hand from it, alongside forms, spreadsheets and email.

INSPECTPROACTIVEREGULATORYREPORT

One system, one chain. The tailgate inspection becomes the compliance record, then the regulatory file, then the report. FDEP gets a login.

5Cost comparison
In-house today, one position, fully loaded see page 2$77,855 / yr
Program at the level the SOPs require estimate$487,881 / yr
Same program, documented counts only floor$19,347 / yr
Outsourced inspection, fixed fee 
Project management fee, one time$55,000
Connected system, annual 
Stipulated penalty ¶10 $200 day$6,000 month$73,000 year

Demandable any time after the day is missed. On top of the $62,852.92 already assessed, and of up to $15,000 per day per violation under paragraph 17.

Decision items six decisions, four of them cost nothing
Director, Public Works City Manager Date
Prepared for the City of Opa-locka by APAS · Obligations and penalties cited to Consent Order OGC No. 24-3045. OP-01 · Page 1 of 3
The City of Opa-locka, Florida
Public Works and Utilities Department
CONSENT ORDER PROGRAM
CO-2 · FDEP NPDES MS4 · executed 12 Aug 2025
Sheet OP-01 · Rev H · 16 Aug 2026
OP-01 · PAGE 2 · COST AND LEVEL OF SERVICE

What the function costs. What it has to produce.

Built from published Florida rates. An APAS estimate the City can correct in an afternoon.

AFully loaded cost of one inspector
Personnel
Base salary44,811
FRS employer contribution, 14.03%6,287
FICA, 7.65%3,428
Health insurance, employer share7,833
Workers compensation, 2.0%896
Subtotal63,255
Operating
Vehicle, 8,000 mi at 72.5¢5,800
Devices, tablet and GPS1,200
PPE and sampling supplies600
Supervision, 5% of a loaded supervisor5,500
Training and certification1,500
Subtotal14,600
Fully loaded annual costone position, one year
$77,855
Cost per productive inspection hour
$53.12
Paid hours are not inspection hours. Only 70.5% of a paid year reaches the field.
BLevel of service, from the frequencies the SOPs fix
2,080
Paid hours
40 x 52 weeks
1,832
Working hours
less leave and 11 holidays
1,466
Productive hours
less 20% admin
÷
3.0
Hours per inspection
drive, visit, form, upload
=
489
Inspections one FTE delivers
in a full year
0.25
FTEs required, documented counts onlyThe floor. 121 inspections a year, every count sourced to an SOP.
6.27
FTEs required, once every asset is countedAPAS estimate. 3,061 inspections a year.
0.50
FTEs the City fields todayOne position, not full time on this function.
8%
Of the estimated program covered2,817 inspections will not happen this year.

Eleven of fourteen asset counts are APAS placeholders and carry 96% of the estimate. Outfalls, storm drain inlets, structural controls and active construction sites are the four counts that move the answer. Supply those four and the estimate becomes a number the City owns.

Sources. Salary: Florida code enforcement officer average, ZipRecruiter Aug 2026. FRS Regular Class employer rate 14.03%, 1 Jul 2025. Health: KFF 2025 survey. Vehicle: IRS 2026 rate. Mileage, workers compensation, devices, supervision and training are APAS assumptions.

CHow a KPI becomes a closed milestone
TODAY · CHAIN BREAKS THREE TIMES FIELD INSPECTION happens, sometimes KPI AND EVIDENCE not counted, not stored BI-MONTHLY REPORT rebuilt by hand, or not at all CO-2 MILESTONE open WITH ONE CONNECTED SYSTEM · ONE CHAIN, NO HANDOFFS FIELD INSPECTION photo, form, location, time KPI AND EVIDENCE counted and filed on capture BI-MONTHLY REPORT generated, not assembled CO-2 MILESTONE evidenced and closed Every visit becomes a number. Every number becomes evidence. Evidence closes the milestone. FDEP is given a login and watches it happen.
Prepared for the City of Opa-locka by APAS · Cost figures are an APAS estimate from published rates and are offered for the City to correct. OP-01 · Page 2 of 3
The City of Opa-locka, Florida
Public Works and Utilities Department
CONSENT ORDER PROGRAM
CO-2 · FDEP NPDES MS4 · executed 12 Aug 2025
Sheet OP-01 · Rev H · 16 Aug 2026
OP-01 · PAGE 3 · THE SOP REGISTER

What the City told FDEP it would do, and how often.

Every frequency below is quoted from the SOP that sets it. The City wrote these numbers, not APAS.

BThe clock, from the day the order was executed
ObligationWhere it comes fromApplies toDueStatus
Bi-monthly and quarterly progress reports Order 6(e) and 7 · 60 days Every open corrective action 11 Oct 2025308 days, none filed
Proactive inspection records since execution Order 6(b).v · SOP 07-01 · Appendix A Every priority tier of the MS4 10 Nov 2025278 days, first summary only
Construction inspection records since execution Order 6(b).xv · SOP 09-02 · Appendix D Every active permitted site 10 Nov 2025278 days, log format only
Inspect every structural control and roadway structure Order 6(d)(ii) · Permit III.A.1 All of them, city-wide 12 Aug 2030no SOP in the set

The order fixes the dates. The SOPs fix the frequency. Every date runs from 12 August 2025, the day the order became effective. The register below maps each frequency to its SOP.

CEvery measure, its SOP, its scope, its frequency
MeasureSOP that sets itApplies toFrequency the SOP fixesRecord since 12 Aug 2025Status
Proactive inspections by priority tierSOP 07-01 §6.1 III.A.7.cSix tiers: TMDL basins, aging sewer, industrial, repeat violators, septic, sensitive watersMonthly tiers 1–2 · Quarterly tiers 3–4 · Semi-annual tiers 5–6First summary only
Outfall inspectionsSOP 07-01 §6.2Every City outfallQuarterly minimumNot produced
Dry weather screeningSOP 07-01 §6.2Priority 1 and 2 areasMonthlyNot produced
Storm drain inlet surveySOP 07-01 §6.2All inletsSemi-annualNot produced
High-risk facility inspectionsSOP 08-01 §6.2.1 III.A.8.a13 named facilities from 495 permittedAnnual IW-5 and SW, by DERM · Once per 5-yr cycle all others, by the CityDERM reports not pulled into iWorQ
Construction site inspectionsSOP 09-02 §6.1.1 III.A.9.bEvery active site, graded by acreage and receiving waterWeekly to bi-weekly high · Bi-weekly medium · Monthly lowLog format only, no records
Street sweeping and litterSOP 03-01 §6.2 III.A.3All zones on the sweeping mapWeekly by zoneVolumes not compiled
Manholes and lift stationsSOP 07-07 §6.9All manholes and lift stationsTwice per yearNot tracked
Structural control inspectionsNo SOP in the set III.A.1All structural controls and roadway collection structuresOnce per 5 years Order 6(d)(ii)Not started
Progress reportingOrder 6(e) and 7Every open corrective actionBi-monthly and quarterlyNone filed

Two holes in the set. The compliance matrix lists SOP 02-01 for post-construction review, item 6(b).i, but no SOP 02-01 is in the document. And nothing carries a frequency for structural controls under Permit III.A.1, the 5-year obligation at Order 6(d)(ii).

Prepared for the City of Opa-locka by APAS · Every frequency is quoted from the City SOP set submitted January 2026.OP-01 · Page 3 of 3