(1) After receipt of all information relating to an application, the Rural Land Management Board may, upon a vote of eight (8) voting members authorize its chair to enter into a contract of sale with a landowner for purchase of a conservation easement on a parcel of land at a specified price. In making this decision, the Board may consider the application, the report of the rural land staff, any inspection of the parcel of land by its members, and appraisals made at the expense of the Board. In no case shall the Board pay more than fair market value for a conservation easement.
(2) Any contract of sale entered into by the Rural Land Management Board shall be subject to the ability of the landowner to provide good title to the parcel of land, free of encumbrances such as liens, mortgages and other encumbrances which would adversely affect the Rural Land Board's interest in the parcel of land. This provision shall be satisfied if the lienor, mortgagor or other holder of an encumbrance subordinates its interests to the terms of the conservation easement.
(Ord. No. 004-2025, § 1, 1-23-25)