Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 05-11-2010 Regular — reading text

declaring the need for a community redevelopment ntation of community labia° housing; th imple that body shall, by ordinance, appoint a board ng in a d the cle rance and redevelop- of commissioners of the community redevelopment of Of slum and blig tad area or portions thereof. ch. 84 356; s 3, ch. 94 -236; s. 3, ch. 98- 314. agency, which shall consist of not fewer than five or ry.- s, 5, Ch. ss•30s; S. , more than nine commissioners. The terms of office of 1. 353 ". Power taxing out rity to tax or appro- the commissioners shall be for 4 years, except that funtls to a r evelopment t ust fund in order to three of the members first appointed shall be desig- ve'and enh nce the tax bas of the authority. -- nated to serve terms of 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively, ithstanding ny other provisio of general or spe- from the date of their appointments, and all other mere 1w, ffi6 pur oses for which a t ' ng authority may bers shall be designated to serve for terms of 4 years taxes.' or ppropriate funds to a redevelopment from the date of their appointments. A vacancy occur - fund incl de the preservation an enhancement of ring during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. tx base of such taxing authority d the furthering As provided in an interlocal agreement between the a purposes of such taxing authorit as provided by governing body that created the agency and one or more taxing authorities, one or more members of the Rry• — s. 21, ch. 84 -356. board of commissioners of the agency may be repre- sentatives of a taxing authority, including members of 355 Finding of necessity by county or municii- hall exercise the that taxing authority's governing body, whose member- No county or municipality nun redevelopment auth conferred by this ship on the board of commissioners of the agency would be considered an additional duty of office as a until of the governing tly has adopted areao- fu i, support by data a analysis, which makes a ch member of the taxing authority governing body. A commissioner shall receive no compensa- conditions in the area meet 3)( a) native finding at t tion for services, but is entitled to the necessary r riteria describe s. 163.340(7) or (8). The reso- n must state t expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the i One ar re slu or blighted areas, or one or discharge of duties. Each commissioner shall hold Y: s a shortage of housing office until his or her successor. has been appointed 3 areas 1 which ther i debts t residents of or moderate income, and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with ding the elderly, exist in s h county or municipal- the clerk of the county or municipality, and such cer ifi- In 1515 61-  INTERGOVERNMENTAL. PRCIGRAMS F -S. 2( Ch. 163 ti me thereafter by adoption of a resolution, deci cate is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. self to be an agency, in which case all the rights, p, e rs, duties, privileges, and immunities vested by b) The powers of a community -redevelopment p art in an agency will be vested in the governing b, agency shall be exercised by the commissioners constitutes a o f the county or municipality, subject to all responsi thereof. A majority of the commissioners ti es and liabilities imposed or incurred. business and quorum for the purpose of conducting b) The members of the governing body shall f exercising the powers of the agency and for allupon other a t he members of the agency, but such members cor k, purposes. Action may be taken by the agency tute the head of a legal entity, separate, distinct,, present, unless vote of a majority of the commissioners i ndepe6dent from the governing body of the count in any case the bylaws require a larger number. Any municipality. if the governing body declares itself tt person may be appointed as commissionermeans if he orown- she an agency which already exists, the new agency is: j ect to all of the responsibilities and liabilities impo A resides or is engaged in business, which ing a business, practicing a profession, or performing a or incurred by the existing agency. A governing body which consists of five m service for compensation, or serving as an officer or c) director of a corporation or other business entity so bers may appoint two additional persons to ac engaged, within the area of operation of the agency, members of the community redevelopment age! which shall be coterminous with the area of operation The terms of office of the additional members sha of the county or municipality, and is otherwise eligible for 4 years, except that the first person appointed; for such appointment under this part. initially serve a term of 2 years. Persons appon c) The governing body of the county or municipal- under this section are subject to all provisions of part relating to appointed members of a Comm{ ity shall designate a chair and vice chair from among redevelopment agency. the commissioners. An agency may employ an execu- d) As provided in an interlocal agreement bew tive director, technical experts, and such other agents the governing body that created the agency and-dr and employees, permanent and ' temporary, as it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, and more taxing authorities, one or more members *a compensation. For such legal service as it requires, an board of commissioners of the agency may be-r.i sentatives of a taxing authority, including membe agency may employ or retain its own counsel and legal that taxing authority' s governing body, whose sue, staff. An agency authorized to transact business and ship on the board of commissioners of the exercise powers under this part shall file with the gov- would be considered an additional duty of o erning body, on or before March 31 of each year, a member of the taxing authority governing body :! report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year, 2) Nothing in this part prevents the goverrikj! which report shall include a complete financial state- from conferring the rights, powers, privileges,' - ment setting forth its assets, liabilities, Income, and immunities of a community redevelopme,44 operating expenses as of the end of such fiscal year. At upon any entity in existence on July 1, 1977,.whld the time of filing the report, the agency shall publish in been authorized by law to function as a- d=own a newspaper of general circulation in the community a development board or authority or as any' dtl}gt notice to the effect that such report has been filed with the purpose of which is to prevent and elimiriate¢it the county or municipality and that the report is avail- and blight through community redevelopmeil, F