Did Harford County hire an outside consultant to help develop a School Impact Fee?
Yes. Harford County contracted with Tischler & Associates, a nationally respected fiscal, economic and planning consulting firm that specializes in impact fees. The firm has assisted more than 500 jurisdictions in their efforts to develop impact fee programs. The planning and legal framework for establishing Impact Fees in Harford County was established through Tischler and Associates preparation of a School Impact Fee Study, which was completed and presented to the Harford County Council in December 2004. This study outlined key components necessary to justify re-establishment of School Impact Fees and included detailed discussions and analyses on fee methodologies, credits, maximum supportable impact fees, student generation rates, collection and expenditure zones, chronology of redistricting activity, inventories of public schools, local cost of public schools and school sites, vehicles and equipment, credit for future payments on school by projects, implementation and administratio
