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~c~ ~ ..$ ~o\~ ~ - TISCHLER & ASSOCIATES, INC. onOlTIlC No. 39 . ~ E ~ S LET T. E R Cost of Urban and Nonurban Services are Evaluated The City of Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina hired TA to evaluate the fiscal impact of providing public services in 1998 and 2010. Impacts were evaluated for Countywide services (provided by New Hanover County), Ur- ban services (provided by the City) and Nonurban services (County provided service costs that de- crease with a loss of unincorporated County). In addition, for certain facilities and services, the impact of a higher service level was evaluated. Service Areas Evaluated The impact of three geographic service areas was analyzed. These three service areas are described briefly below. TA Completes Innovative Fiscal Equity Study At the request of the Commission on Alternative Futures, Shelby County, Tennessee contracted with Tischler & Associates, Inc. (TA) to prepare a fiscal equity study. This study focuses on whether County service costs are greater than taxes paid by City residents City of Memphis residents and businesses that pay County taxes are receiving commensurate County expenditures. . services (..continued on win CitiesJ Metro Council Launches Nation-Leading Regional Fiscal Impact Study'" Both the City and County benefit fro 1 the City providing Urban service Countywide: Countywide services are thos ser- vices which the County provides to all resi ents of New Hanover. These services include Sc ols, Community College, Human Services, G eral Government, Libraries, Parks and certain related Sheriff functions. Nonurban: The Nonurban Service Area is prised of those parts of the unincorporated Co SI. Paul - The Metropolitan Council has given the go-ahead for the first-of-its-kind Regional Fiscal Impact Study. The study will analyze and com- pare the public costs associated with current de- velopment trends, as well as more compact de- velopment encouraged under the Council's re- gional growth plan. (..continued on page 2) Unique regional fiscal impact study launched *From Metropolitan Council Press Release Fiscal Results in 1998 and 2010 Under Existing Levels of Service $30,000 $20,000 Ii) o $10,000 o q T"" ~ ($10,000) $20 $0 ($20,000) Countywide Service Area Nonurban Service Area CJ '998 _ 2010 Urban Service Area IN rrHIS ISSUE New Fiscal Questions Asked TA is pleased to be part of three assign- ments which may each be unique. All three are referenced in this newsletter. For Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, TA calculated the fiscal impact of annexation to the City as well as County. The findings indicate that the City receives net revenues and the County saves money. However the County still has deficits from the growth because there are net costs to provide countywide services such as schools. See the article for further infonnation. Each of the 3 assignments expands the fiscal impact envelope The second new approach is the work TA completed in Shelby County regarding fis- cal equity. The City of Memphis raised the issue of "fonnula for fairness", whether City taxpayers received at least as much in ser- vices rendered as taxes paid. TA, working in cooperation with both the County and City, calculated that the County helped to subsidize the City for the provision of ser- vices. The specifics by type bf service are indicated in this newsletter. A third assignment is for Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities'. The Metro Council, regarded as one of the most pro- gressive regional councils in the country, hired T A to evaluate the fiscal impact of two alternative development patterns on 8 of its member jurisdictions, utilizing the case study-marginal cost approach. Please see the Metro Council's press release on this page. We are pleased to be part of these unique assignments and hope that we can elevate the discussion of fiscal impact realities. fJJ 0:r~ BETHESDA, MD TOLL-FREE (XOO) 424-4,:.\18 PASADENA. CA