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(A) An account is established, being the Marion Utility Service Board Promotional and Miscellaneous Account. The City Council is authorized to budget and appropriate funds from the revenues of the water and sewer utility to pay the expenses incurred in promoting the betterment of the City of Marion, Indiana, through the accounts created.
(B) Expenditures from these accounts may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) Membership dues and local, regional, state and national associations of a civic, educational or governmental nature, which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal utility operations;
(2) Direct expenses for travel, meals and lodging in conjunction with municipal business or meetings or organizations to which the municipal utility belongs;
(3) Expenses incurred in the promotion of economic or industrial development for the municipality, including meeting room rental, decorations, lodging, meals and travel;
(4) Commemorative plaques, certificates or objects such as commemorative keys;
(5) Other purposes which are deemed by the Marion Utility Service Board to directly relate to promotional or betterment of the City of Marion, Indiana.
(C) The promotional account shall be budgeted each year by the Marion Utility Service Board and approved by the City Council. No expense shall be allowed from the account without prior authorization and approval of the Marion Utility Service Board. Claims for expenses under this section will be allowed as prescribed by law.
(Ord. 5-1985, passed 3-5-1985)
(A) Manufacturing/Industrial based projects should be considered for the maximum abatement schedule allowed under Indiana State Code - ten years on real property and on personal property (equipment). An abatement should not exceed the useful life of personal property. This preference for manufacturing/ industrial based projects needs to be shown in order to induce and encourage industrial enhancements of the community. High tech, or technologically based industries, should be included in this classification.
(B) Commercial abatements should be considered for no more six years, unless an unusually large and impactful benefit to the community can be demonstrated. Under normal commercial development circumstances, six year abatement scheduled should be considered only in geographic areas where the abatement incentive is needed to encourage development. These areas could include the central business district (downtown area), the Urban Enterprise Zone, the South Marion Business District, or similar areas. The by-pass, interstate exchange, and similar areas should be considered for no more than three year abatement schedules. Variables that should be considered when determining the appropriate tax abatement schedule for commercial projects include: number of new and permanent full-time jobs being created, wage scale of positions being created, geographic location, level of investment, additional municipal services required, and overall positive impact on the community.
(C) Residential tax abatements should be offered for no more than three years. Special consideration should be given to new sub-division development, due to the private infrastructure development for the city, and to urban in-fill projects, for making a more efficient use of existing municipal services. Even in these two areas, however, tax abatement scheduled should not exceed three years. Rehabilitation and repair of existing structures may be eligible for up to five years of tax abatement if it qualifies under Indiana law by substantially increasing the assessed valuation. Routine maintenance such as painting, re-shingling, etc. shall not qualify for tax abatement unless it results in a substantial increase in the assessed valuation.
(D) Please note that any tax abatement guidelines should be used as general procedural statements only. The city council should maintain a certain level of flexibility in its program in order to best serve the citizens of Marion. It could be harmful to lock into a rigid formula. All abatements should be considered on a case-by-case basis in order to ensure the efficient use of the tax abatement program. High priority shall be given to job creation as well as job retention. Whenever possible, the Common Council shall be allowed sufficient time to study and examine a proposed tax abatement. Thus, as a general rule, tax abatements should not be heard by the Common Council on the same night as it is heard by committee, unless there is an emergency.
(E) The Abatement committee is designated as the City Council's negotiating arm on the issue of tax abatement. The abatement committee may make recommendations outside of these guidelines in exceptional circumstances. This resolution shall be reviewed and evaluated at least annually.
(Res. 19-2000, passed 6-20-2000)
(A) The Common Council is hereby authorized to budget and appropriate funds from the general fund or from other funds to pay the expenses incurred in promoting the betterment of the municipality.
(B) Expenditures may include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
(1) Membership dues in local, regional, state and national associations of a civic, educational or governmental nature, which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal operations.
(2) Direct expenses for travel, meals, and lodging in conjunction with municipal business or meetings or organizations to which the municipality belongs.
(3) Expenses incurred in the promotional of economic or industrial development for the municipality, including meeting room rental, decorations, meals and travel.
(4) Commemorative plaques, certificates, or objects such as commemorative keys.
(5) Other purposes which are deemed by the Mayor to directly relate to promotion or betterment of the city.
(C) No expenses shall be allowed without prior authorization and approval of the Mayor. Claims for expenses under this section shall be allowed as prescribed by law.
(Ord. 18-2004, passed 8-17-2004)
The Council feels that a more streamlined approach should be incorporated. Therefore, the Common Council of the city enacts the following measure with regard to multi-tract residential developments hence to be followed from this point forward.
(A) The original developer of any tract of real estate having five or more different individual plots may, at the time the development is designated as an economic development target area request that individual tract owners be allowed to take advantage of the city's streamlined process for award of tax abatement on their individual sub-tracts.
(1) In the streamline process, the statement benefits to be submitted by the individual tract owner shall be submitted, with the appropriate fee, for review to the Mayor or his or her designee who will then forward it to the President of the City Council with a recommendation that it either be accepted or rejected.
(2) If the Mayor or his or her designee recommend acceptance and the President of the City Council agrees, he or she may approve the statement of benefits by simply signing the same and the tax abatement will go into effect.
(3) If either the Mayor's designee or the president of the City Council feels the abatement should not be granted or would like the application reviewed by the entire Council, the matter shall be referred to the entire City Council for consideration on its merits as any other tax abatement would be.
(B) If the City Council authorizes the streamlined procedure, then all tracts in the economic development target area so designated shall be available to apply for the city's three-year tax abatement on those tracts for a period of up to five years from the granting date, with such three-year abatement to run for three years after it is granted.
(C) The residential developer may extend the period of designation as an economic target development area beyond the initial five-year period by appeal directly to the entire City Council in the fourth year of the designation, the Council may grant an extension of time for the designation at it's discretion.
(D) The Mayor or his or her designee shall report to the full Council each quarter to provide information on each parcel approved under the streamlined procedure including the common address, owner, and value property abated.
(Ord. 38-2008, passed 11-5-2008)
FUNDS
Pursuant to I.C. 36-1-3 et seq., there is now established in the office of the Controller a non- reverting fund to be known as the Marion City Department of Public Works Scrapping Fund, which shall be under the control of the Board of Public Works and Safety, subject to the following conditions:
(A) Monies from gifts to this fund, receipts from scrapped items put out by persons for city trash pickup and concessions sold from machines at City Hall and at the city barn shall be accepted into the Fund.
(B) All disbursements made from this Fund shall be for or on behalf of the Department of Public Works and used for providing employee incentives or food for city employees appreciation parties or picnics and as needed for food and needed items for workers during state of emergency working conditions and during safety training sessions and other work-related functions. Such disbursements shall be made on the order of the Board of Public Works and Safety to the Controller and payable upon presentation of proper claims.
(C) Provided further, that the balance in this Fund shall be reviewed semi-annually by the City Council.
(D) Except any money or other compensation resulting from any public or private demolition projects performed by city employees shall be deposited directly into the General Fund of the City of Marion and shall not be placed in the Marion City Department of Public Works Scrapping Fund.
(Ord. 22-1997, passed 10-7-1997)
(A) Each department will contribute to the Insurance Non-Reverting Fund monthly. The amount due shall be based upon a contribution formula adjusted yearly according to the recommendations of the Controller.
(B) Monies contributed to the fund shall be disbursed on insurance claims and fixed expenses for the self-funded program pursuant to the claim approval procedure utilized for other city disbursements.
(C) The non-reverting fund may only be used for the purposes identified in division (B) above. Funds accumulated will remain in the insurance fund to be used for future costs.
(D) If the funds are totally depleted the Council will appropriate adequate funds to replenish the fund minimum balance.
(E) The fund minimum balance should be no less than the recommended amount used for self-funded programs which is normally four months contribution.
(Ord. 1-1996, passed 2-6-1996; Am. Ord. 29-2004, passed 10-19-2004)
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