Since 1979, RSG has served public agencies to analyze existing financial resources and the potential fiscal impacts from specific projects, programs, and reorganizations under consideration. We call this practice area “Fiscal Health” because these tools help retain, maintain, and grow revenue sources, the lifeblood that communities rely on to sustain essential services. Our services in this practice area include:
Analyzing Fiscal Impacts
- Taxes, Fees, and Other Revenue Projections
- Services and Cost Impacts and Projections
- Cost/Benefit Analysis
- General and Specific Plan Build Out Projections and Feasibility
- Fiscal Impacts of New Development
Expanding Financial Capacity
- Grant Opportunities
- Local Investment Programs and Incentives
- Tax Increment Financing (EIFD, CRIA, AHA, NIFTI)
Securing and Managing Financing
- Independent Fiscal Consultant Services (including over 235 tax allocation bonds and similar financing; over $5.8 billion in debt issued or refunded)
- Tax Increment Projections including agency payments, admin costs, project funds, and bonding capacity
- Continuing Disclosure Reports
- Dissemination Agent Services (Annual Reporting, Filing Notice of Significant Events to Electronic Municipal Market Access Database)
Special Studies and Reports
- Municipal Service Reviews (MSR) and Sphere of Influence (SOI) Updates
- Independent Analysis and Review of Fiscal and Operational Impacts from
- Agency Reorganization
- Annexation
- Incorporation
- LAFCO Policy Development (such as island annexations)
- Identifying Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities (DUCs)
- Studies on Outsourcing, Shared Services, and Long-Range Fiscal Planning
Community Engagement
- Facilitating Public Discussion
- Conducting Surveys, Interviews, and Workshops
- Presenting and Disseminating Complex Information
- Receiving, Incorporating, and Responding to Public Comment
Our aim is to provide clarity and insight to staff and decision-makers, helping communities gain access to the resources needed for fiscal sustainability, essential and enhanced service delivery, economic development, and other strategic initiatives.
