[Adopted 3-13-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006]
Pursuant to New York State Real Property Tax Law § 485-b, the Town of Cicero hereby establishes a board to be known as the "Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board" (referred to as the "ICIB").
A. 
Membership. It is the intent of the Town Board to have members of the Assessment Board of Review also serve on the ICIB. Each member of the Assessment Board of Review shall be separately appointed to the ICIB by the Town Board. If a member of the Assessment Board of Review does not accept his or her appointment to the ICIB, that member shall so state in writing to the Town Board within five days of appointment or such member will be deemed to have accepted appointment on the ICIB. The Town Board may appoint additional members to the ICIB apart from those members who also serve on the Assessment Board of Review.
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Number of members. The ICIB shall consist of at least five but not more than seven members.
C. 
Terms of members. The term of the initial members of the ICIB shall be for five years and shall commence on the date of appointment by the Town Board and terminate on the 30th day of September five years thereafter. The term of all subsequent members of the ICIB shall be for five years and shall commence on the first day of October and terminate on the 30th day of September, five years thereafter.
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Vacancies. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of a term, the Town Board shall appoint a new member for the unexpired term.
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Chairperson. The Town Board shall designate the Chairperson of the ICIB. In the absence of a Chairperson, the ICIB may designate a member to act as Acting Chairperson.
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Books and records. The ICIB shall designate a member to serve as recording secretary who shall be in charge of its minutes. books and records. In the absence of a recording secretary, the ICIB may designate a member to serve as acting secretary.
The ICIB shall have the powers and duties prescribed by § 485-b of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York and shall present a plan to the Town Board concerning the various types of business real property which should be granted eligibility for exemption pursuant to the provisions of § 485-b.
A. 
Such plan shall make recommendations concerning the applicability of the exemption to specific sectors and subsectors, as defined in the North American Industry Classification System published by the United States Government.
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Such plan shall also make a recommendation as to the manner in which such exemption shall be computed consistent with the provisions of § 485-b. In no event shall the exemption exceed the maximum exemption granted by § 485-b.
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Such plan shall identify specific geographic areas within which such exemptions shall be offered.
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In developing such plan, the ICIB shall consider the planning objectives of the Town of Cicero, the necessity of the exemption to the attraction or retention of businesses, the creation or retention of permanent private sector jobs, the need to allow the exemption to provide employment opportunities and broaden the tax base and other factors which the ICIB deems relevant.
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The ICIB may make recommendations to the Town Board with respect to actions which the ICIB deems desirable to improve the economic climate of the Town of Cicero.
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The 1CIB shall establish its own procedural rules and regulations. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
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The ICIB shall serve in an advisory capacity only and shall have only those duties and responsibilities as are consistent with § 485-b.
The ICIB shall submit an annual report to the Town Board not later than the first day of October of each year, concerning the activities and work of the ICIB, and from time to time shall submit such reports and recommendations as requested by the Town Board.
The members of the ICIB shall receive no compensation for their services as members thereof for the year in which this article is enacted. In the years following the adoption of this article, the members of the ICIB shall receive compensation in an amount set by the Town Board if the Town Board chooses to so compensate the members. At any time members may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties within the appropriations made available therefor.