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Board hires TischlerBise to study impact fees for new development
Summary
The board approved a procurement-exemption contract (about $41,800) for TischlerBise to conduct an impact-fee study to evaluate whether new residential developments should pay impact fees to support school capital needs; the motion passed with a recorded dissent from one member.
Board members approved sending a proposal to TischlerBise (named in the packet) to study the feasibility and structure of impact fees on new development in Cherokee County. Administration explained the study would analyze whether development-related fees could offset revenue lost under state tax provisions and produce recommendations for capital needs funding.
During discussion the administration emphasized that the study could conclude impact fees were not appropriate for Cherokee County, or it could model a fee schedule that would contribute to future capital projects. "The study may come back and say, well, in Cherokee County, it doesn't make sense to do it," administration told the board, noting the firm was a national leader in such work. The board approved the contract for the study, with the recorded roll-call showing one member not in favor.
