[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Doña Ana County 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. 246-09. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Development districts — See Ch. 159.
This chapter may be cited as the "Local Economic Development
Act Plan Ordinance" (hereinafter referred to as "this chapter").
This chapter is adopted as part of the County's economic
development plan. In accordance with the Local Economic Development
Act (the Act),[1] the purpose of this chapter is to allow public support
of economic development efforts while continuing to protect against
the unauthorized use of public money and other public resources. This
chapter will also allow the County to enter into joint powers agreements
with other local governments to support regional economic development
projects.
[1]
Editor's Note: See NMSA §§ 5-10-1 through 5-10-13.
A.
The County hereby adopts an economic development plan attached hereto
and incorporated into this chapter. The County may assist economic
development projects in any legally permissible manner, including
the provision of land, buildings and infrastructure it already owns,
or the County may build, purchase or lease the facilities needed for
an economic development project. The County may bear the full cost
or contribute a portion of the costs and may waive applicable fees.
The County may also contribute to the payment of costs for professional
services contracts, including industry feasibility studies and planning
and design services with respect to a project.
B.
The County may consider offering all forms of assistance as provided
by the Act; however, the County has no obligation to offer any specific
type or level of assistance.
Any qualifying entity, as defined in the Act, may propose an
economic development project to the County and apply for assistance
from the County. The applicant's proposal shall describe the
proposed project, including the names and addresses of persons with
an interest in the project, the number and types of jobs to be created,
wages and benefits associated with the jobs to be created, the type
and amount of assistance sought from the County, and all other information
requested by the County. The County intends to evaluate the applications,
the form and extent of assistance proposed to be provided, the security
to be provided to the County and other details of each proposed project
on a case-by-case basis. The County may accept or reject applications
in its sole discretion.
If the County approves an application for assistance, it will
do so by ordinance. In addition, the County and the recipient of assistance
will enter into a project participation agreement in accordance with
the Act. The County may require that all recipients of assistance
pursuant to the Act provide the County with periodic reports with
respect to the project for which assistance was received.
The County may enter into joint powers agreements with other
governments to develop a regional economic development plan as provided
by the Act.
