In 2004, the School Board and the City of Sarasota entered into an Interlocal Agreement whereby the Board would pay $150.00 to the city's Office of Housing & Community Development for each application for an affordable housing exemption to the Educational Services Impact Fees. Since then, that office has processed 91 such applications for home buyers purchasing homes in Sarasota County. The applications, reimbursements, and reports have been handled efficiently, and applicants have had to deal with only on agency. The city is now requesting an increase of $50.00 per application. The approximate yearly cost to the district would be $1,500.00.