COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 4228-02
Bill No.: SB 1108
Subject: St. Louis: Regional Taxicab Commission
Type: Original
Date: March 4, 2002
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the office of the Director of Administration of St. Louis County stated that the County currently sets licensing and inspection fees for taxicab administration and regulation with the goal of offsetting their costs of providing these services. Officials assume under this proposal St. Louis County would lose fee revenues, but would also lose responsibility for the corresponding regulatory costs. The net effect should be cost neutral to St. Louis County.
Officials of the City of Kirkwood assume no fiscal impact.
City of St. Louis did not respond, however, in a similar proposal from last session, ( fiscal note # 103-01, HB 557), officials assumed no fiscal impact.
Oversight assumes that the Regional Taxicab Commission would receive revenues from licenses, inspection fees, unexpended balances from existing city and county funds, etc., and would realize cost from inspections, code enforcement, 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 Regional Taxicab Commission as $0. The City and County would lose revenues from inspection fees, licenses, etc., however, they would realize savings from the costs of code or ordinance enforcement, regulation, and administration. Oversight assumes loss of revenue and savings would equal resulting in no fiscal impact to the City and County. This proposal does not require an appropriation from the City or County to the Regional Taxicab Commission.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2003
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2003
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2004 | FY 2005 |
| ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY | |||
| Savings - to City and County | |||
| loss of duties of taxicab administration, and regulation, code enforcement. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Loss of Revenue | |||
| from taxicab licensing, and inspection fees, unspent fund monies | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT TO ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REGIONAL TAXICAB COMMISSION | |||
| Income- Regional Taxicab Commission | |||
| from licensing fees, inspection fees, unspent revenues, appropriations, etc. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cost- Regional Taxicab Commission | |||
| taxicab regulation, inspection, and administration | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT TO REGIONAL TAXICAB COMMISSION | $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Unless inspection fees, license fees, or code regulations would be greater than current fees and regulations under City and County ordinance, small businesses, (taxicab companies), could expect no fiscal impact.
DESCRIPTION
This act establishes a Regional Taxicab Commission for St. Louis City and County. The members of the commission would include representatives of the taxicab industry as well as appointees of the Mayor of St. Louis and the St. Louis County Executive.
The commission would be responsible for creating and implementing a taxicab code that would supersede all city and county ordinances related to the licensing of taxicabs. The act further lists the powers of the commission to carry out the provisions of the taxicab code.
DESCRIPTION (continued)
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
Director of Administration- St. Louis County
City of St. Louis
City of Kirkwood
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Acting Director
March 4, 2002