Officials stated this proposal would deprive the City of fees assessed to maintain and repair hundreds of miles of streets. Fiscal impact is unknown. Officials stated that with the addition of an emergency clause, the City could incur significant additional expense by being forced to bring in outside consultants to conduct new and un-budgeted studies to determine costs of issuing permits. Officials stated that these costs are estimates and the actual fiscal impact is unknown. Officials of the City of Springfield assume this proposal would have fiscal impact to City funds.
Officials assume the actual loss of revenues of in kind services, and other requirements is unknown.
Southwest Missouri State University will lose its in-kind services bargained for by the city as a part of the franchise. Officials identified the following fiscal impact. Loss of revenue from franchise fees will need to be replaced with tax revenue, or there will be a reduction of governmental services. Replacement of in-kind services which are currently included in the County's franchise with DTI, a telecommunications company, and the County's cable franchise. Personnel costs due to staff time involved in administrative appeals of denials or revocations of permits.