RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - A final report on service costs in 13 North Carolina cities is now available as part of the North Carolina Benchmarking Project, a joint undertaking of the UNC School of Government and the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association.

The report represents fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.

It includes performance and cost data in the areas of:

-- residential refuse collection
-- houseshold recycling
-- yard waste/leaf collection
-- police services
-- emergency communications
-- asphalt maintenance and repair
-- fire services
-- building inspections
-- fleet maintenance
-- central human resources
-- water services
-- wastewater services
-- parks and recreation

The cost is $50. The report is available at http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.433425/it.A/id.5952/.f?sc=7&category=686