[CC 1979 §26.5-71; Ord. No. 90-8 §1, 4-3-1990]
There is hereby established an Economic Development Sales Tax
Committee for the purpose of guiding and directing the use of the
one-eighth cent sales tax for economic development of the City of
Neosho, Missouri.
[CC 1979 §26.5-72; Ord. No. 90-8 §2, 4-3-1990; Ord.
No. 451-2010 §2, 12-7-2010; Ord. No. 490-2011 §1, 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 64-2013 §1, 9-17-2013]
A.
The
Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall be composed of:
1.
Voting members:
a.
One (1) member appointed by the School Board of the Neosho R-V School
District;
b.
One (1) member appointed by the Newton County Commissioner's office;
and
c.
Three (3) members, all citizens of the City of Neosho, appointed
by the City of Neosho Mayor with the consent of the majority of the
Neosho City Council and shall include a current member of the Neosho
City Council.
B.
The
Committee shall elect from its members a Chairman, Vice Chairman and
a Secretary. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations for its
organization and procedure as it may deem necessary.
[CC 1979 §26.5-73; Ord. No. 90-8 §3, 4-3-1990; Ord.
No. 451-2010 §3, 12-7-2010; Ord. No. 490-2011 §1, 10-4-2011]
Of the members initially appointed, two (2) shall be designated
to serve for terms of two (2) years, and the remaining members shall
be designated to serve for a term of three (3) years from the date
of such initial appointments. Thereafter, the members appointed shall
serve for a term of three (3) years, except that all vacancies shall
be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as were the original
appointments. All members shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years
of age.
[CC 1979 §26.5-74; Ord. No. 90-8 §4, 4-3-1990]
The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall hold regular
meetings at such times and places as the committee may determine,
but such meetings shall be held no less often than every six (6) months.
A quorum for all regular or special meetings shall be a simple majority
of the voting members.
[CC 1979 §26.5-75; Ord. No. 90-8 §5, 4-3-1990; Ord.
No. 490-2011 §1, 10-4-2011]
A.
The
Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall have the power and
duty to:
1.
Develop and recommend plans for the use of the one-eighth cent economic
development sales tax.
2.
Prepare, recommend, and submit a budget each year to the City Council
for review and approval.
3.
Administer the affairs of the use of economic development sales tax
of the City by and with the consent of the Council and the City Manager
and within the confines of existing law, the provisions of this Code
and other ordinances of the City.
[CC 1979 §26.5-76; Ord. No. 90-8 §6, 4-3-1990]
The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall be responsible
to the City Council and shall confine its activities to the duties
specified in this Article.
[CC 1979 §26.5-77; Ord. No. 90-8 §7, 4-3-1990]
The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall not and is
not authorized to commit the City to any expenditure of money, nor
shall it otherwise obligate the City.
