District Management Corporation

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  1. The governing body of the municipality, in the establishment ordinance or any other ordinance of the municipality, may create an advisory board, or appoint an existing organization, to act as an advisory board for the purpose of making recommendations for the use of special assessment revenues and for the purpose of administering activities within and for the district, the making of improvements within and for the district, and the provision of services and projects within and for the district.
  2. Such newly created board or existing organization so created or appointed shall be known and referred to in this part as the district management corporation.
  3. The governing body may contract with the district management corporation for the services to be provided by such corporation. Such district management corporation must comply with all applicable law, including this part, with all city resolutions and ordinances, and with all regulations lawfully imposed by the state auditor or other state agencies.
    1. The speaker of the senate shall appoint the senator whose senate district includes the majority of the area contained within the central business improvement district to serve as an ex officio member on the board of directors of the district management corporation created pursuant to this section. Likewise, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the representative whose house of representatives district includes the majority of the area contained within the central business improvement district to also serve as an ex officio member on the board of directors.
    2. Alternatively, in any county having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the speaker of the senate shall appoint as an ex officio member of the board of directors one (1) senator whose senatorial district lies in whole or in significant part within the boundaries of the center city revenue finance corporation, as the boundaries existed on January 1, 1999; and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint as an ex officio member of the board of directors one (1) representative whose representative district lies in whole or in significant part within the boundaries of the corporation, as the boundaries existed on January 1, 1999.
    3. A senator or representative appointed pursuant to this subsection (d) may decline the appointment or appoint a designee to serve in the place of the senator or representative. If an appointment is declined, the vacant seat is not counted for purposes of voting or quorum. The vacant seat remains vacant until a new senator or representative is elected and that person accepts the appointment. If a designee is appointed, the person appointed must be a resident of the district of the senator or representative making the appointment.
  4. The district management corporation shall submit an annual budget for review and approval by the governing body. This budget shall include a statement of the improvements to be made, the services to be provided and the projects and activities to be conducted during the ensuing fiscal year, the proposed program budget, and a statement of the assessment rates for financing the proposed budget.


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