Tax Abatement Information - Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority

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require a larger number. Meetings of the board of an authority may be held anywhere within the perimeter boundaries of the area of operation of the authority. 2. The commissioners of an authority shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among the commissioners; however, the first chairman shall be designated by the mayor. An authority may employ an executive director, technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. For such legal services as it may require, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of the communities within its area of operation or may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper. (L. 1951 p. 300 § 4) Regional authority--creation--area of operation increased, how. 99.360. 1. If the governing body of each of two or more communities declares, by resolution or ordinance, that there is a need for one land clearance for redevelopment authority to be created for all of such communities, and has made the findings required by subdivision (2) of section 99.330, a public body, corporate and politic, to be known as a regional land clearance for redevelopment authority (herein referred to as regional authority or authority) shall thereupon exist for all of such communities and may exercise the powers and other functions of an authority under this law in such communities. 2. The area of operation of a regional authority shall be increased from time to time to include one or more additional communities if the governing body of each of such additional communities adopts the resolution or ordinance described in subsection 1 of this section and makes the findings required by subdivision (2) of section 99.330, and the commissioners of the regional authority consent to the inclusion within its area of operation of such additional communities. (L. 1951 p. 300 § 4) Regional authority--commissioners--terms--additional commissioner appointed, when and how. 99.370. 1. If a regional authority is created as herein provided, one person shall be appointed as a commissioner of such authority for each community for which such authority is created. 2. When the area of operation of a regional authority is increased to include an additional community or communities as herein provided, one additional person shall be appointed as a commissioner of such authority for each such additional community. 3. Each such commissioner appointed for a municipality shall be appointed by the mayor thereof, and each such commissioner appointed for a county shall be appointed by the governing body thereof. The first appointment of commissioners of a regional authority may be made at or after