09-23-19 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: September 23, 2019 Requested By: Mayor Rigby Department: City Council ' Report Ir' Resolution " Ordinance Exhibits: None Appropriation Source of Funds: Account Number: Amount Budgeted: Amount Requested: Budgeted Item:" Yes" No SUMMARY Per their formative ordinances, the Chair of the TIRZ #1 Board of Directors and of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority is nominated by the Mayor, subject to Council approval, each May (by Ordinance 2000-2457, adopting the Articles of Incorporation for the Authority, the Board of the TIRZ also serves as the Directors of the Authority). The CSO has not been able to ascertain that this has been conducted regularly and would like to rectify that situation. Therefore, this item has been brought forward for appointment of the Chair until May 2020, and will be placed on agendas annual in April or May. Excerpts from the establishing ordinances below (underline added). Doug Martin has been serving as the Chair and the board liaison, David Hawes, has indicated the Board is pleased with this service. Mr. Martin was re -appointed for another term at the Council's August 12 meeting. The Mayor has indicated he would like to nominate Mr. Martin to continue as Chair. Ordinance 99-2325, establishing TIRZ #1 and its board of directors, adopted May 24, 1999: Section 3. Board of Directors That there is hereby created a Board of Directors for the Zone, which shall consist of nine (9) members. Positions One through Six on the Board of Directors shall be reserved for the City. Positions Seven, Eight and Nine shall be reserved for other taxing units levying taxes within the Zone, each of whom may appoint one director. Any taxing unit that appoints a director shall be assigned a Board position number in the order the City receives the appointment. Failure of a taxing unit to appoint a director by January 1, 2000, shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appoint a director, and the City shall be entitled to appoint persons to these positions. The City Council is hereby authorized to immediately nominate and appoint the directors to Positions One through Five of the Board of Directors, and is further authorized to appoint City's Position Six at any time they deem necessary. City Council may nominate and appoint the directors to any position unfilled on January 1, 2000. The directors appointed to odd -numbered positions shall be appointed for two year terms, beginning on the effective date of this Ordinance, while the directors appointed to even -numbered positions shall be appointed to a one year term, beginning on the effective date of this Ordinance. All subsequent