(a) A Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council shall be created, consisting of two members appointed by the Mayor of Mentor on the Lake, two members appointed by the Council of the City of Mentor on the Lake and one member appointed by the Planning Commission of Mentor on the Lake. The majority of the members shall then appoint two additional members. All members of the Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council shall be residents of the City. Terms of the members of the Housing Council shall be for three years. An unexpired term resulting from a vacancy in the Housing Council shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment was made. The Community Reinvestment Area Council shall make an annual exterior curbside inspection of the properties within the district for which an exemption has been granted under R.C. § 3735.67. The Council shall also hear appeals under R.C. § 3735.70.
(b) A Tax Incentive Review Council shall be established pursuant to R.C. § 5709.85 and shall consist of three representatives appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, two representatives of the municipal corporation, appointed by the Mayor with Council concurrence, the county auditor or designee and a representative of each affected Board of Education. At least two members must be residents of the City of Mentor on the Lake. The Tax Incentive Review Council shall review annually the compliance of all agreements involving the granting of exemptions for commercial or industrial real property improvements under R.C. § 3735.671 and make written recommendations to the Tax Review Council as to continuing, modifying or terminating said agreement based upon the performance of the agreement.
(Ord. 2016-O-28. Passed 12-13-16.)