2014-66 ESTABLISHING THE DECATUR MACON COUNTY ENTERPRISE ZONE

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Boole: 4410 Rage: 864 Local labor is defined as any worker whose primary legal residence is located within the Local Labor Market Area as established for the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone designation application. Said taxpayer will provide such documentation of local labor utilization to the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone Administrator along with information supporting any waiver requests upon completion of the project. The Administrator will review submitted information and may conduct additional inquiry to support making a recommendation to the Enterprise Zone Advisory Board regarding whether the taxpayer and/or their contractors have met the requirements of this Section. Although contingent property tax abatement approval may be granted by the Zone Administrator prior to the beginning of project construction,final approval of the property tax abatement request by the Enterprise Zone Advisory Board is required before initiating the Memorandum of Understanding. The Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone Administrator will present all disputes and/or appeals concerning the local labor utilization clause of this Ordinance to the Enterprise Zone Advisory Board for final resolution. SECTION 4—ADMINISTRATION. By agreement of the joint applicants of the City of,Decatur,the County of Macon,the Village of Mt. Zion, the Village of Forsyth and the Village of Long Creek,the Administrator of the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone will be the CEO/President of the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur and Macon County. Administration of the Zone will be carried out as described in the Enterprise Zone Intergovernmental Agreement between the. City of Decatur,the County of Macon,the Village of Mt.Zion,the Village of Forsyth and the Village of Long Creek. SECTION 5—ADMINISTRATION FEES. As allowed by the Act,the Administrator of the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone is hereby authorized to collect an Administration Fee for the issuance of Sales Tax Exemption Certificates for Construction Materials from entities requesting said exemption in order to offset the management and operational costs associated with the Administration of the Zone. Said fee shall be equal to .5 percent (1/2%) of the documented cost of building material for each project up to a maximum of$50,000 per Certificate (20 ILCS 655/8.2c). The Zone Administratr,with the advice and consent of the Enterprise Zone Advisory Board, may also elect to collect a proc ssing fee for related Enterprise Zone activities such as boundary amendment applications,technical correction applications, and/or other applications resulting in an amendment to the Zone or Zone operating procedures,which may change from time to time. At no time will all fees combined, related to a single project,exceed Page 8 of 11