HomeMy WebLinkAboutEstablishing Powers of the County Economic Development Authority and Housing and Redevelopment AuthorityOTTER TAIL COUNTY ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING POWERS OF THE COUNTY EDA AND COUNTY HRA
Otter Tail County has established a County Economic Development Authority (the "EDA") and
transferred some of the powers of the existing Otter Tail County Housing and Redevelopment Authority
(the "HRA") to the EDA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Otter Tail County Economic Development
Authority and Otter Tail County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Powers Ordinance.
SECTION 2. EDA POWERS. As authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.094, HRA shall share all
powers granted under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 to 469.047 with the EDA, but the EDA shall
not engage in the following programs or activities: Public Housing, Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher)
Program, MHFA Homeowner Rehab Program, MN DEED Small Cities Development Program Grants, and
income restricted homeowner and rental rehabilitation.
SECTION 3. HRA POWERS. The HRA shall retain all of its powers and privileges granted under Minnesota
Statutes, Sections 469.001 to 469.047.
SECTION 4. SPECIAL BENEFITS TAX. The power to levy special taxes under Minnesota Statutes, Section
469.033, Subdivision 6, may be exercised by the EDA for the purposes of the HRA Powers shared with it
and by the HRA for the purposes of the HRA Powers retained by it, subject to a combined limit of the tax
permitted to be levied under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.033, Subd. 6, or successor law. Each of
the EDA and HRA shall follow the budget procedures required by that section for the exercise of its HRA
Powers and the County Board may by resolution establish limits for each in order for the combined limit
to be observed. Revenues of the special benefits tax must be spent only for the purposes authorized
in Sections 469.001 to 469.047.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be on ________________________.
Adopted by the Otter Tail county Board of Commissioners on _______________________.