[Adopted 12-15-2004 by Ord. No. 3001]
There is hereby created a committee to be known as the "Local Development Act Review Committee" (hereinafter, the "Review Committee"), which Committee is authorized to exercise, on behalf of the City of El Reno, those powers and duties specified in the Local Development Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 62 O.S. § 850 et seq.
A. 
The Review Committee shall be composed of those persons duly appointed as set forth herein, as representatives of the following entities:
(1) 
A representative of the City Council for the City of El Reno.
(2) 
A representative of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission.
(3) 
A representative of each taxing jurisdiction in Canadian County in which all or a portion of any such tax incentive or tax increment district might be located, specifically:
(a) 
Canadian County;
(b) 
Canadian County Health Department;
(c) 
Independent School District Number 34, Canadian County, Oklahoma ("El Reno Public Schools");
(d) 
Dependent School District Number 29, Canadian County, Oklahoma ("Riverside Public Schools");
(e) 
Dependent School District Number 162, Canadian County, Oklahoma ("Maple Public Schools");
(f) 
Dependent School District Number 70, Canadian County, Oklahoma ("Darlington Public Schools");
(g) 
Dependent School District Number 31, Canadian County, Oklahoma ("Banner Public Schools");
(h) 
Vocational-Technical School District Number 6 ("Canadian Valley Technology Center").
(4) 
Three members representing the public-at-large.
B. 
In the event that provisions of the Local Development Act relating to the composition of review committees are hereafter amended to alter the composition of such committees, the provisions of this article shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to comply with state law.
The members of the Review Committee shall be selected in the following manner for the period or term set forth herein:
A. 
Governing body representative: The Mayor of the City shall nominate a current member of the City Council of the City to serve, with the approval of the City Council, as the representative of the governing body of the City on the Review Committee. Such person shall serve as a member of the Review Committee until he or she resigns, dies or ceases to be a member of the El Reno City Council or until such time as a new representative is nominated by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.
B. 
Planning Commission representative: The Mayor of the City shall nominate a current member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission to serve, with the approval of the City Council, as the representative of the Planning Commission on the Review Committee. Such person shall serve as a member of the Review Committee until he or she resigns, dies or ceases to be a member of the El Reno Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, or until such time as a new representative is nominated by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.
C. 
Taxing jurisdiction representatives: The Mayor of the City shall request that the governing bodies of each of the taxing jurisdictions listed in Subsection A(3) of § 5-28 hereof nominate a person (who may or may not serve on the governing body of such taxing jurisdiction) to serve as that taxing jurisdiction's representative on the Review Committee. All persons so nominated are subject to approval by the City Council. If any person so nominated is not approved by the City Council, then the Mayor shall notify the governing body of the nominating taxing jurisdiction of the City Council's action and shall request that the governing body of the taxing jurisdiction nominate another person to serve as that taxing jurisdiction's representative on the Review Committee. Persons approved as representatives of any taxing jurisdiction shall serve for a term of one year from the date of their approval by the City Council; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the expiration of such person's term of office, such representative shall continue to serve until such time as a successor has been selected and qualified. Upon the expiration of any term of office or the occurrence of any vacancy in such position, the Mayor shall request that the governing body of the vacating member's taxing jurisdiction nominate a person to serve as a representative on the Review Committee. Such nomination shall be subject to approval by the City Council as set forth above.
D. 
Public representatives: At the first meeting following formation of the Review Committee, the Review Committee shall select three persons to represent the public-at-large from a list of seven persons submitted by the Chairman of the Review Committee. The persons so selected by the other members of the Review Committee shall serve for a term of one year from the date of their approval by the Review Committee; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the expiration of such person's term of office, such representative shall continue to serve until such time as a successor has been selected and qualified. Upon the expiration of the term of office or the occurrence of any vacancy, the Chairman of the Review Committee shall submit a list of seven candidates to the Review Committee, at which time the Review Committee shall select a replacement for each vacant position.
Meetings of the Review Committee shall be subject to the Open Meeting Act, 25 O.S. § 301 et seq., as amended, and the Open Records Act, 51 O.S. § 24A.1 et seq., as amended. Any information relating to the marketing plans, financial statements, trade secrets or any other proprietary information submitted to the Committee by a person or entity seeking adoption and approval of a proposed district, plan or project may be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law. Executive sessions may be held to discuss such information, if deemed necessary by the Committee, to the extent allowed by law.
The representative of the El Reno City Council shall serve as Chairman of the Review Committee and shall preside at all meetings and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Review Committee. The Committee members shall select one or more of their members to be Vice Chairman, who shall act in the place of the Chairman during his or her absence or incapacity to act. The Committee members shall also select a person to serve as Secretary of the Review Committee, which person may or may not be a member of the Review Committee.
All members of the Review Committee shall be entitled to fully participate in all meetings of the Review Committee and to cast one vote on any matter coming before the Review Committee for consideration; provided, however, that no representative of any taxing jurisdiction shall be entitled to cast a vote with regard to any finding or recommendation relating to a tax incentive or tax increment district unless some portion of such district is located within the boundaries of the represented taxing jurisdiction. All actions by the Review Committee pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Committee members entitled to vote under the provisions of this article.
The Review Committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council as authorized by the Local Development Act. The Review Committee shall consider and make its findings and recommendations to the City Council with respect to the conditions establishing the eligibility of a proposed district and the appropriateness of the approval of the proposed plan and project. The Review Committee shall also recommend that the proposed district and plan be approved, denied, or approved subject to conditions set forth by the Review Committee. In making such a recommendation, the Review Committee shall consider and determine whether the proposed plan or project will have a financial impact on any taxing jurisdiction within the proposed district and shall report its findings to the City Council.