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MACON COUNTY BOARD RESOLUTION <br /> APPROVING THE DECATUR MACON COUNTY ENTERPRISE ZONE <br /> INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Decatur(hereinafter referred to as"City")and Macon County (hereinafter <br /> referred to as"County")have adopted ordinances and resolutions establishing an Enterprise Zone <br /> (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Ordinance") including incorporated portions of the City of <br /> Decatur and unincorporated portions of the County; and, <br /> WHEREAS,the Ordinance was part of the application to the State of Illinois Department of Commerce <br /> and Economic Opportunity(hereinafter referred to as "the Department")for designation of an Enterprise <br /> Zone Act pursuant to Section 18-170 of the Property Tax Code (35ILCS 200-170)hereinafter referred to <br /> as"Act"; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Decatur Enterprise Zone was certified by the State of Illinois Department of <br /> Commerce and Community Affairs on July 1, of 1983; and recertified for an additional ten year period <br /> beginning July 1, 2003; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Governor signed Senate Bill 3616 as amended into law on August 7, 2012,thereby <br /> amending the"Illinois Enterprise Zone Act' (20ILCS 655/1 et. seq.) under the provisions of Public Act <br /> 97-0905,to automatically extend the certification of the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone through <br /> December 31, 2016, and subject to applications yet to be submitted through December 31, 2041; and, <br /> WHEREAS,the City and the County desire to operate the Enterprise Zone in an efficient and effective <br /> manner in keeping with the terms of the Act and rules and regulations promulgated by the Department <br /> and the Illinois General Assembly for the operation of an Enterprise Zone. <br /> WHEREAS,the County Board desires to enter into the attached Intergovernmental Agreement with the <br /> city of Decatur regarding an Enterprise Zone. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Macon County Board that it hereby approves the <br /> attached Intergovernmental Agreement with the city of Decatur,and that the County Board Chair is <br /> authorized to execute same. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon the adoption <br /> thereof. <br /> PRESENTED,PASSED,AND APPROVED this 13th day of December,2012. <br /> AYES NAYS MACON COUNTY BOARD <br /> MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS <br /> ATTEST: BY: <br /> Stephen M. Bean,Clerk for the Jay A.Dunn,Chairman <br /> County of Macon County,Illinois Macon County Board <br />