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Lake Wales (Current through Ordinance 2023-17, Adopted 7-05-2023) |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 2. Administration |
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Article II. Boards, Committees, Commissions |
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Division 4. Community Redevelopment Agency Board |
| § 2-71. Community redevelopment agency board of commissioners established. |
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There is hereby created in accordance with F.S. ch. 163, part III, a community redevelopment agency board of commissioners hereinafter referred to as the CRA board. Said CRA board is hereby created to implement the community redevelopment plan for the expanded community redevelopment area approved by Resolution 99-6 of the city commission. |
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(Code 1962, § 2-40; Ord. No. 99-06, § 1, 8-17-99) |
| § 2-72. Governing body as the community redevelopment agency board of commissioners. |
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(a) The city commission shall serve as the CRA board and shall exercise all rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested in a community redevelopment agency by Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time. (b) In its capacity as CRA board, the commission constitutes the head of a legal entity that is separate, distinct and independent from the city commission as governing body of the City of Lake Wales. (c) The CRA board shall annually designate a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. (d) The CRA board shall meet as necessary to conduct the business and exercise the powers of the agency. (e) A majority of the members of the CRA Board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the agency and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the CRA Board upon the vote of a majority of the members present. |
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(Code 1962, § 2-41; Ord. No. 90-10, § 1, 7-17-90; Ord. No. 99-06, § 1, 8-17-99; Ord. No. 2009-17, § 1, 7-7-09; Ord. No. 2010-27, § 1, 11-16-10) |
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(a) Committee established. A citizen advisory committee is hereby established to assist the CRA board in implementing redevelopment activities within the redevelopment area and to make recommendations to the CRA board on redevelopment matters as necessary. (b) Membership. The CRA citizen advisory committee will consist of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the city commission. Any person may be appointed to serve if he or she resides or is engaged in business, which means owning a business, practicing a profession or performing a service for compensation, or serving as an officer or director of a corporation or other business entity so engaged, within the area of operation of the agency, which shall be coterminous with the area of operation of the City. One (1) qualified person appointed shall reside or be engaged in business within voting District 19, one (1) qualified person appointed shall reside or be engaged in business within voting District 122, one (1) qualified person appointed shall reside or be engaged in business in voting District 27, one (1) qualified person appointed shall reside or be engaged in business in voting District 28, and one (1) qualified person shall be appointed at-large and shall reside or be engaged in business in any of the four voting districts of the City stated above. (c) Term. Members shall serve a two (2) year term beginning on the first day of July of the applicable year. The terms of members appointed to the first CRA citizen advisory committee formed after the adoption of this ordinance shall begin on the first day of the month following adoption and shall expire as follows:
(d) Chairperson. The CRA citizen advisory committee shall annually elect a chairperson at its first meeting in July to preside at meetings. (e) Meetings. The CRA citizen advisory committee shall meet at the call of the chairman of the CRA board or upon the request of city staff but shall meet no less than once each year. (f) Duties. The CRA citizen advisory committee shall provide advice and recommendations as needed to implement the CRA plan adopted by the city commission. (g) Applicability of legal requirements. Members of the CRA citizen advisory committee are subject to section 2-26 of this Code which regulates city boards and committees, the Florida Sunshine Law, the Public Records Law, financial disclosure requirements and all other laws which govern members of public agencies. |
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(Code 1962, § 2-42; Ord. No. 90-03, § 1, 5-15-90; Ord. No. 99-06, § 1, 8-17-99; Ord. No. 2010-27, § 1, 11-16-10; Ord. No. 2017-03, § 1, 02-07-2017) |
| § 2-74. Reserved. |
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