Boards And Commissions
Downtown Development Authority
| Authority | City Code Sec. 1.901 et. seq. MSA 5.3010(1) et. seq. MCLA 125.1651 et. seq. |
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| Purpose | The Authority acts in the best interest of the City to help eliminate property deterioration, to increase property tax valuation where possible in the City's business district, to eliminate the causes of deterioration, and to promote economic growth.
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| Membership | The Authority is under the supervision and control of a Board of nine members consisting of the Mayor and eight other members. At leave five of the members must have a financial interest in a downtown business or property within the district and at least one member must be a resident of the downtown district if the downtown district has 100 or more persons residing in it. |
| Appointment | Members are appointed by the Mayor with approval of the City Commission on the first Monday of January. |
| Term | Each member's term is for four years. |
| Meetings | The Board meets in Conference Room 601 of City Hall at 8:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Agendas and Minutes: Click Here. 2009 Meeting Schedule. |
| Compensation | None. |
| City Staff | Jay Fowler, Executive Director, 456-3163 |
Revised: 29-JUL-09
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