R2012-196 AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT

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DECATUR MACON COUNTY ENTERPRISE ZONE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT This agreement is made this 13`h day of December 2012, by and between the City of Decatur and Macon County. WHEREAS,the City of Decatur(hereinafter referred to as "City") and Macon County (hereinafter referred to as "County")have adopted ordinances and resolutions establishing an Enterprise Zone(hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Ordinance") including incorporated portions of the City of Decatur and unincorporated portions of the County; and, WHEREAS,the Ordinance was part of the application to the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (hereinafter referred to as"the Department") for designation of an Enterprise Zone Act pursuant to Section 18-170 of the Property Tax Code (351LCS 200-170)hereinafter referred to as"Act"; and WHEREAS,the City of Decatur Enterprise Zone was certified by the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs on July 1, of 1983; and recertified for an additional ten year period beginning July 1, 2003; and WHEREAS,the Governor signed Senate Bill 3616 as amended into law on August 7,2012, thereby amending the"Illinois Enterprise Zone Act' (20ILCS 655/1 et. seq.) under the provisions of Public Act 97-0905,to automatically extend the certification of the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone through December 31,2016, and subject to applications yet to be submitted through December 31, 2041; and , WHEREAS,the City and the County desire to operate the Enterprise Zone in an efficient and effective manner in keeping with the terms of the Act and rules and regulations promulgated by the Department and the Illinois General Assembly for the operation of an Enterprise Zone. SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS A. The area as previously described in Exhibit"A"of City Ordinance 82-122 as amended shall be designated as the Enterprise Zone. B. The name of the Enterprise Zone shall be the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone. C. The Enterprise Zone shall be in effect until midnight on December 31,2016 or until such time as the Zone has expired or unless decertified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or repealed by ordinance of the participating governmental entities,whichever is later. D. The administration of the Enterprise Zone shall be under the jurisdiction of the City of Decatur as outlined in the administrative agreement with the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur and Macon County, hereinafter referred to as the EDC. SECTION Il; ENTERPRISE ZONE ADVISORY BOARD A. Duties. The Enterprise Zone Advisory Board created during the recertification process in 2003,will perform the following duties with respect to the Enterprise Zone 1. Implement, monitor and update established goals and objectives, 2. Establish procedures for the operation and management of the Zone, including appeals processes, and recommend and advise on policies for the operation and management of the Zone and the administration and enforcement of the Ordinance; 3. Report to the City and County on a semi-annual basis with respect to Zone activities, policies, procedures;