(a) The County is requesting designation of an Enterprise Zone which includes all or part of Copley Township and meets the population and boundary requirements to be certified as an Enterprise Zone under Ohio R.C. 5709.632.
(b) The County, through the Department of Community and Economic Development, will have primary responsibility for negotiating and administering Enterprise Zone agreements within the Enterprise Zone. The County shall involve the Township in the negotiation process and receive the consent and approval of the Township’s Board of Trustees prior to formal approval by County Council.
(c) Council and the Executive, by this section, do hereby agree to form a Tax Incentive Review Council having the characteristics set forth in Ohio R.C. 5709.85 and this Tax Incentive Review Council shall be formed within sixty (60) days of the Director of the State of Ohio Director of the Department of Development certifying the zone.
(d) Based upon the factual data, reports and conditions, Council hereby finds and determines Copley Township meets the requirements of this section for designation, and Council hereby designates the area shown on Exhibit A, attached to original Resolution 2022-117, encompassing the entire area within Copley Township as an Enterprise Zone of the County pursuant to, and in accordance with, the requirements of Ohio R.C. 5709.632, as amended.
(e) Based upon the factual data, reports and conditions of the area designated as an Enterprise Zone, Council hereby finds and determines that the zone has a population of at least 4,000 persons, according to the best and most recent data available to the Director of the Department of Development, and the zone meets the characteristics outlined in Ohio R.C. 5709.632, as amended. The development of the area proposed as the Enterprise Zone would create and preserve employment opportunities in the zone and would improve the economic climate of Copley Township.
(f) The County Executive is hereby authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to implement this section.
(Ord. 2022-121. Adopted 5-9-22.)