FIAM USER GUIDE COVER II - Fiscal Impact Analysis Model - OKI

Fiscal Impact Analysis Model
User Guide
Sectiion 3: How to Use the Modell
This section provides step-by-step instructions for using the Model. The user is
encouraged to follow this process as written, both to facilitate useful results and to make
the use of the Model as straightforward as possible.
Step 1: Data Gathering
A “Development Information Workbook” has been created for this model and is included
as Appendix A of this document. You can photocopy the Workbook or download the
digital version from the Model website. You can use of this workbook to gather all
appropriate data, or simply type the data directly into the electronic version of the
Model.
If the proposed development is phased and a fiscal impact analysis is desired for the
individual phases, you will need to have all necessary development information at each
phase’s build-out, and the Model will need to be run separately with the information on
each phase.
The Model is focused on estimating the revenues and expenditures for operating costs
associated with general government services. However, other issues can also affect
local government costs and revenues, including construction of public facilities
necessary to enable the development or redevelopment and incentives to attract or
retain the investment. The last pages of the Development Information Workbook
provide an opportunity to identify these potential additional impacts. This data will not
be input into the web interface and does not affect the calculations of the Model. You
may find it beneficial, however, to note these incentives and expenditures to help you
guide your jurisdiction’s decision makers through the process of reviewing the proposal.
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