[R.O. 1991 § 155.010; Ord. No. 2304-04 §§ 1 — 4, 8-17-2004; Ord. No. 2485-06 § 1, 8-15-2006; Ord. No. 2671-08 § 1, 12-2-2008]
A.
Creation Of Commission. There is hereby
created a commission to be known as the "Tax Increment Financing Commission
of the City of Smithville, Missouri" (the "Commission").
B.
Authority Of Commission. The Commission
shall serve as an advisory board to the City as it relates to the
consideration of tax increment financing proposals submitted by interested
parties or initiated by any public agency in accordance with the Act.
The Board of Aldermen hereby authorizes and approves the exercise
by the Commission of only those powers that are required by the Act
to be exercised by the Commission, as follows:
1.
The Commission shall hold public
hearings and give notices required to be held or provided by the Commission
pursuant to the Act on proposed redevelopment plans, redevelopment
projects and designation of redevelopment areas and amendments thereto.
2.
The Commission shall vote on all
proposed redevelopment plans, redevelopment projects and designations
of redevelopment areas and amendments thereto within thirty (30) days
following completion of a hearing on any such plan, project designation
or amendment and shall make recommendations to the City within ninety
(90) days of a hearing referred to in Section 99.825 of the Act concerning
adoption of or amendment to redevelopment plans, redevelopment projects
and/or designation of redevelopment areas.
C.
Organization Of Commission. The Commission
shall elect from among its members a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary.
Meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public to the extent
provided by law and a record shall be kept of each meeting. The Commission
may establish rules and procedures not in conflict with City ordinances
or policies or the Act and shall meet as required to fulfill its obligations
set forth in the Act.
D.
Membership. The Commission shall consist
of the number of members required in Section 99.820 of the Act, and
said members shall be appointed in the manner described in Section
99.820 of the Act.
[Ord. No. 3178-23, 3-7-2023]
E.
The appropriate officials of the City are
hereby directed to provide notice to other taxing districts of the
establishment of the Commission in the manner required by the Act.
[Ord. No. 2991-18, 3-6-2018; Ord. No. 3036-19, 5-20-2019]
A.
Creation, Composition, Qualification And Terms Of Office. There is
hereby created an Economic Development Committee for the City of Smithville,
Missouri. The Economic Development Committee shall have up to nine
(9) members, which shall consist of one (1) member from the Board
of Aldermen, one (1) representative of the Smithville Chamber of Commerce,
one (1) representative of the Smithville School District and the remainder
shall be citizen members. All citizen members shall be or have been
residents of, business owners or managers in, owners of real estate,
reside within the Smithville School District boundaries, Chamber of
Commerce members, or real estate developers, brokers or agents within
the City for at least one (1) year immediately prior to their appointment
and shall hold office for a period of three (3) years or until their
successors are appointed. The Board of Aldermen representative shall
hold office for one (1) year or until the annual vote by the Board;
and the School and Chamber representatives, once approved, shall sit
until a new representative is nominated and approved in accordance
with this Section.
B.
Appointment, Compensation, Organization And Vacancies.
1.
All citizen appointments to the Economic Development Committee
shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen
subject to the numeric limit and elections provided above. The Alderman
representative shall be elected by the Board of Aldermen at the second
Board meeting in April or as soon thereafter as practicable. The School
and Chamber representatives shall be recommended in consultation with
the Mayor by the Board of each respective entity, and approved by
the Board of Aldermen at the same meeting the Alderman representative
is elected. Each member shall serve until his/her successor is duly
appointed and qualified and shall receive no compensation.
2.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments,
and any person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired
term.
3.
Any member may be removed upon receipt of a resignation in written
form or missing two (2) consecutive meetings. School and Chamber representatives
may be removed directly by the entity they represent at any time by
that entity.
4.
At the first meeting of the Committee following the election
of the Alderman representative or following turnover due to term limits,
the members shall elect from among their number a President and such
other officers as may be necessary to serve for the ensuing year and
until the election and qualification of their respective successors.
5.
The Committee shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations
for its guidance and for its governance as may be expedient, not inconsistent
with the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri or City ordinance.
C.
Duties Of The Committee. Subject to approval of the Board of Aldermen,
the Economic Development Committee shall consider and recommend policies
and amendments to an Economic Development Strategic Plan, as well
as specific actions to implement such plan, or other related activities.
