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Commissioners direct staff to draft resolution proposing $3,000 one‑time administrative fee for TIF applications
Summary
Brookings County commissioners discussed creating an administrative fee for tax increment financing (TIF) district applications, with a proposed one‑time $3,000 fee to offset staff costs; commissioners asked the state's attorney and commission department to draft a resolution for the next meeting.
Brookings County commissioners on Tuesday discussed a proposal to establish an administrative fee for applications to create tax increment financing districts.
During the discussion one commissioner proposed a one‑time administrative charge of $3,000 to help offset staff time and expenses, emphasizing the fee should not be intended as a revenue source or to inhibit development. Commissioners agreed to have the state's attorney and the commission department draft a resolution for consideration at the next meeting.
Commissioners said the workload to review TIF requests has increased and that a single, straightforward fee would be easier to administer than a graduated formula. The commission did not adopt a policy at the meeting; the action taken was direction to staff to prepare a formal resolution for a future vote.
The item was discussion only; no motion to adopt a fee was made at Tuesday’s meeting. The commission scheduled the next regular meeting for May 27, when a drafted resolution could be considered.
