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that was not part of the study. He clarified that the net difference is about $5,000 on a single family home and less than that on other land uses based on the per 1,000 square feet. Councilman Richard Dunlop, Town of Orchid, recommended two changes to the interlocal agreement, 1) include language referring to an error made by the city on impact fees whereby the city can receive back the administrative fee, and 2) to add a paragraph that obligates the County to give each of the municipalities a computer program that will do all the accounting for them and let them electronically submit and transfer all their data every month as they submit their wire transfers. Mr. Wallace agreed and said their goal is to bring everyone together and provide that to them. Councilman Dunlop said after going through all the numbers he disagreed with the methodology used for the libraries and wanted to know why they showed it as a shortfall. Mr. Wallace said theoretically it should show a gap because there are other revenue sources that should bring it close to equaling the total. He said it will not be exact because they may decide to change those revenue sources in the future and that is the purpose of looking at impact fees every 3-5 years to fund capital expansion. Commissioner Wheeler inquired if fast foods, 7 -Eleven and convenience stores are combined. Mr. Wallace informed him that there is a specific category that allows them to collect impact fees combined. It covers fast food, convenience and car washes combined. Commissioner Wheeler assumed when a building burns down there would not be additional impact fees to rebuild and Mr. Wallace responded affirmatively. Dr. McGarvey asked Superintendent Maher and Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Ms. Robinson to attend this workshop with him. He stated they might not reach a consensus today due to the nature of their concerns. Dr. McGarvey disagreed on the methodology of using historical data instead of current land costs. He begged the municipalities and the Board to have the land cost in the study reconsidered. Mr. Wallace explained they used the data available at the time, however, the report can be updated. Discussion continued regarding the costs of donated sites for schools by developers and that was not factored into the report. Mr. Wallace informed the School Board they will need to MARCH 16, 2005 6 JOINT MEETING - IMPACT FEE STUDY