COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 1635-03

Bill No.: SB 420

Subject: St. Louis Region: Regional Taxicab Commission

Type: Original

Date: February 19, 2001




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials of the City of St. Louis stated that this proposal would have no fiscal impact to City funds.



Oversight assumes that the Taxicab Commission would receive revenues from licenses, inspection fees, etc. and would realize costs from inspections and administration of the Commission. Oversight assumes that in a given year, cost of administration of the Commission would not exceed revenues, therefore, Oversight will show fiscal impact to the Commission as $0. This proposal does not require funding from either St. Louis City and St. Louis County.



Officials of St. Louis County did not respond to this proposal.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2002

(10 Mo.)

FY 2003 FY 2004
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2002

(10 Mo.)

FY 2003 FY 2004
REGIONAL TAXICAB COMMISSION
Income to Regional Taxicab Commission
from Licenses, inspection fees etc. Unknown Unknown Unknown
Cost to Regional Taxicab Commission
from Administration, and Regulation (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
Estimated Net Effect to Local Government $0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Taxicab companies doing business in St. Louis City and St. Louis County could expect to pay costs of licenses and inspections by the Regional Taxicab Commission.



DESCRIPTION

This act creates a Regional Taxicab Commission in St. Louis City and St. Louis County for the purpose of improving taxicab service in the Regional Taxicab district. The commission would consist of eleven members appointed in the following manner:

(1) Five members will be appointed by the Mayor of St. Louis City; and (2) Five members will be appointed by the Chief Executive of St. Louis County; and (3) The Chief Executive of St. Louis County or St. Louis City, in that order, will alternately appoint a member to serve as a chairperson for a three-year term. Except for the chairperson, the first appointees would have staggered terms and each subsequent term is four years.

The commission will implement plans and programs to improve the quality of taxicab service within the district, contract with public or private entities, accept grants and donations, provide

grants to public or private entities, license, regulate, inspect, enforce and set rates, adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.

St. Louis City and St. Louis County will have the legislative authority to enact ordinances or orders creating penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon the regional taxicab district's property.

The commission would make an annual report before the second Monday in April, to the chief executive officers, the governing bodies of St. Louis City and St. Louis County and the general assembly. The commission would also appoint a certified public accountant or accountants to examine the commission's books and make a report to the chief executives of St. Louis City and St. Louis County and the Regional Taxicab Commission.

This act contains an emergency clause.





This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



City of St. Louis



Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

February 19, 2001