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A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2024 GROVEPORT TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL (TIRC) REGARDING THE CONTINUATION, MODIFICATION, OR CANCELLATION OF ALL PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVES BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF REPORTING YEAR 2023; AND THE DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY
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WHEREAS, the annual City of Groveport (the “City”) Tax Incentive Review Council (the “TIRC”) was held on August 27, 2024 to evaluate the compliance status of the City’s property tax-related incentives - Enterprise Zone Agreements, Pre-1994 Community Reinvestment Areas, Post-1994 Community Reinvestment Area Agreements, and Tax Increment Finance Districts - for Reporting Year 2023 (defined as the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023); and,
WHEREAS, the Ohio Revised Code (under Section 5709.85) stipulates that on the basis of the determinations of the TIRC, on or before the first day of September of each year, the TIRC must submit to the legislative authority written recommendations for continuation, modification, or cancellation of each agreement. Additionally, a legislative authority that receives such recommendations must, within sixty (60) days of receipt, hold a meeting and vote to accept, reject, or modify all or any portion of the recommendations; and,
WHEREAS, the recommendations of the TIRC were presented to Groveport City Council (“City Council”) in a document from the Groveport Development Director dated August 28, 2024 titled “2024 Groveport Tax Incentive Review Council Recommendations.” Accordingly, this resolution is requested to be considered to fulfill the stipulations set forth in Section 5709.85 of the Ohio Revised Code and by this resolution will accept the recommendations of the 2024 TIRC; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Groveport Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the acceptance of the recommendations of the Tax Incentive Review Council in order to implement the recommenda...
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