(A) The Office of Management and Budget, Metro Public Works, and Planning and Design Services shall each designate a recipient for annexation requests and notify the Metro Council Clerk of such designation. The designee may be either an individual or an office, but in either case the agency shall be responsible for providing updated contact information when the designee changes.
(B) Each agency shall provide comments on the proposal to the parties identified in § 166.11(B) of this Chapter in a timely manner in no case taking longer than two calendar weeks.
(1) The Office of Management and Budget's comments shall include the fiscal impact of the annexation request, such as loss of Metro tax dollars and road funds.
(2) Metro Public Works' comments shall include the road network impact of the annexation request, such as the effect on any current or proposed road network plans which might be impacted, and the current condition of all roads, sidewalks and other Metro assets in the area proposed to be annexed.
(3) Planning and Design Services' comments shall include the planning impact of the annexation request, such as differences between the Metro Land Development Code and that used by the annexing suburban city, the current uses of all land in the area proposed to be annexed and the development potential for the land.
(C) In addition to the comments required by this section, each agency shall provide a representative at the request of the sponsor of any annexation ordinance or any member of the Metro Council to speak and answer questions at relevant committee meetings.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 11-2021, approve 2-18-2021)