(A) It is the policy of the county not to offer financial incentives for economic development projects that involve the relocation of a business from another state jurisdiction to the county.
(B) The county’s decision to offer financial incentives to relocate an economic development project from another state jurisdiction to the county will be based on the following:
(1) A letter, or other written documentation, from the jurisdiction where the business is currently located that it has exhausted all resources available to keep the business in such jurisdiction;
(2) The business has exhausted its efforts to reach an agreement with the jurisdiction in which it is located, and will put into written certification that said business is no longer considering a location in said jurisdiction; and/or
(3) The business has provided the county with a written financial incentive package from another state to relocate to said state, and such relocation of said business would be detrimental to the state in terms of the loss of capital investment and/or jobs.
(Council Ord. 97-37, passed 10-7-1997)