HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPZ - 01/25/2011 - MINUTES/CLASS 6B APPLICATION FEE Elk Grove Village
JPZ Committee Meeting
Tuesday,January 25,2011
4:00 pm
JPZ Members Present: Sam Lissner, Village Trustee, Chairman
Jeff Franke, Village Trustee
Chris Prochno, Village Trustee
Staff: Ray Rummel, Village Manager
Josh Grodzin, Director Business Development& Marketing
CHARGING AN APPLICATION FEE FOR PROCESSING CLASS 6B TAX ABATEMENT
APPLICATIONS
Chairman Lissner explained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss implementation of a
fee to be paid by applicants seeking a Class 6B tax abatement. Elk Grove processes
approximately thirty applications annually for this program and anecdotal information suggests
that many of those applications do not result in a company moving into the Village. Charging an
application fee was proposed by staff as a means to deter speculative submissions, recover costs
incurred by the Village in processing applications, and to better track and quantify the Village's
return on investment in granting the abatement.
Chairman Lissner opined that charging a fee should not be construed as adding an extra cost or
tax on business. To reinforce that position, Chairman Lissner suggested that if a company did
eventually move into the Village they should be rebated the application fee.
Village Manager Rummel suggested charging a fee of$600 is reasonable based on the fees
charged by surrounding communities and the amount of staff time required to process the
requests. Village Manager Rummel concurred with Trustee Lissner that rebating a portion of the
application fee could be implemented.
Trustee Franke stipulated that charging an application fee is appropriate because it would be
charged to new businesses coming into the community. Trustee Franke opined that the cost of an
application fee is small when compared to the overall costs of relocating a business and would
not be a deterrent in attracting firms to the area.
Chairman Lissner directed Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development and Marketing to
research how many applications are processed by neighboring communities and to prepare a case
study on how much a business saves with versus without a Class 6B exemption.
Chairman Lissner asked that the committee reconvene when Josh Grodzin's research is available
for discussion.
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm
Respectfully submitted by Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development and Marketing
c: Mayor &Board of Trustees, Village Manager, Deputy Village Manager, Village Clerk