[Ord. No. 12-044 §2, 11-19-2012]
The following Sections shall be known and may be cited as the
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Act.
[Ord. No. 12-044 §2, 11-19-2012]
Words and phrase defined in Section 67.2800.2, RSMo., as amended,
shall have their defined meanings when used herein. As used in these
Sections, the following words or terms shall have the following meaning:
The Mid-Missouri Clean Energy Development Board doing business
as the Missouri Clean Energy District.
A special assessment made against qualifying property in
consideration of PACE funding.
Funds provided to the owner(s) of qualified property by the
District for an energy efficiency improvement.
Real property or fixtures thereto located within the City
of Ozark, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 12-044 §2, 11-19-2012]
A.
The
Missouri Clean Energy District shall administer the functions of the
PACE program within the City by:
1.
Providing property owners with an application in order to apply for
PACE funds;
2.
Developing standards for the approval of projects submitted by property
owners;
3.
Reviewing applications and select qualified projects;
4.
Entering into assessment contracts with property owners;
5.
Providing a copy of each executed notice of assessment to the County
Assessor and causing a copy of each such notice of assessment to be
recorded in the real estate records of the Recorder of Deeds for Christian
County, Missouri;
6.
Authorizing and disbursing the PACE funds to the property owners;
7.
Receiving the PACE assessment from the County Collector; and
8.
Recording any lien, if needed, due to non-payment of a PACE assessment.
[Ord. No. 12-044 §2, 11-19-2012]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
elected officials and appointed officers of the City of Ozark, the
District and Christian County, including, without limitation, tax
assessors and tax collectors, shall not be personally liable to any
person for claims, of whatever kind or nature, under or related to
the City's PACE program, including, without limitations, claims for
or related uncollected PACE assessments. The City has no liability
to a property owner for or related to energy savings improvements
funded under a PACE program. The District shall for all purposes be
considered an independent entity and shall not be considered a subdivision
of the City of Ozark.
