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$�'C�i.. Project Plan for Beveinpnnent of PILOT for the City of Springfield Page 4 <br />Loca1 officialssometimes force the issue with nonprofits that ha�e not contributed by <br />halting or slowingbuilding permits or zoning approvals (however, this can raise <br />significantlegalliabilities),by proposingto levy some altematetax on nonprofits or even <br />by challenging the organization's tax-exempt status. The result is usually a negotiated <br />settlement that allows the jurisdiction to collect some revenue, while at the same tir�e <br />letting the tax-exempt organization proj ect a positive image in the community and a�oid <br />a less desirable alternative. <br />This r�vas the case in Baltimore, Maryland three years ago, where 16 of the City's largest <br />nonprofit organizations agreed to contribute $20 million to the city over 4 years, after the <br />mayor dropped a proposed energy use taY on nonprofit organizations in the City. Several <br />Pennsylvania cities and counties mounted legal challenges to local nonprofit <br />organizations' tax-exempt status in the early 1990s. The result was that some were <br />successful in collecting PII,OT payments even after they lost initial challenges in court. <br />Loca1 governments are not universally successful in collectingPII,OT payments fr�m <br />nonprofits, however. The City of Evanston, Tl�inois has been unable to get Northwestern <br />University to agree to a PII,OT arrangement, despite years and years of effort includ�g a <br />prior threat to enact a tax on student tuition. Nevertheless, �'II.OTs remain a popular tool <br />in communities with significant concentrations of large tax e�ei�,pt institutions. <br />It is importantto note that virtually every �uecess�l PII,OT program focuses exclusively <br />on only the large, private, tax exempt institutions — primarily hospitals and universities. <br />Churches, social service agencies, social clubs, etc. are generally excluded from these <br />efforts due to social and political opposition. <br />New England Cities with PILOT Programs <br />While national examples are useful in understanding the challenges in establishing a <br />PII,OT program, variances in ta�c and revenue bases, as well as demographic differences <br />make effective comparisons difficult in the design of a PII,OT program that may work for <br />Springfield. However, there are four cities and two towns in New England that ha�e very <br />successful �rrag�•�ns, and one �nare s�zrniciga2ity that is currently starting an effort. <br />Boston, Massachusetts <br />Boston has the most proactive PII,OT Program in the country. Started m 1985 it has <br />primarily focused on those tax-exezz�pt institutions that are e�panding—either through <br />new construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition. The rationale is that if they can afford to <br />build or e�pand they can afford to financially contribute for the many municipal services <br />that they receive. The program is mu by the Assessing Department but there is very close <br />coordination with the city's planning, permitting, and public safety agencies. <br />The City initiates PII,OT requests based on a formulaily�� includes the cost of a proposed <br />development proj ect, the assessed value of the properry, and a comparison with <br />comparable buildings. In most cases though, the �orm�la is used only as a basis for <br />beginning discussions, and PII,OT �ay�nents are arrived at through negotiations with the <br />individual nonprofit institution. <br />J.R Ryan Assae[Afos, Inc. September 16,2005 <br />
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