(A) The Board of Commissioners now deems it to be in the best interest of the county and its citizens to afford a maximum opportunity for rehabilitation, redevelopment or economic development of areas by private enterprise and the county by establishing a Department of Redevelopment.
(B) The Board of Commissioners hereby establishes the Department of Redevelopment of the county. The Department will be controlled by a board of five members known as the Hancock County Redevelopment Commission.
(C) Pursuant to the powers set forth in I.C. 36-7-14 and I.C. 36-7-25, all of the territory within the corporate boundaries of the county not currently within the jurisdiction of a municipal redevelopment district will be a taxing district to be known as the Hancock County Redevelopment District. The Board of Commissioners finds and determines that all of the taxable property within this special taxing district will be considered to be benefitted by the redevelopment projects and economic development projects carried out under the I.C. 36-7-14 and I.C. 36-7-25, to the extent of the special taxes levied under the I.C. 36-7-14 and I.C. 36-7-25.
(D) (1) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint three of the members of the County Redevelopment Commission and the County Council shall appoint two.
(2) The term of office of the members of the County Redevelopment Commission shall be for one year. The term of office of the original members shall commence from the date of their appointment and expire on January 1, 2010.
(Ord. 2008-3A, passed 3-24-08; Am. Ord. 2013-3C, passed 3-19-13)