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ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR
TWINSBURG-REMINDERVILLE
JOINT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
The Township of Twinsburg (the "Township") and the Village of
Reminderville (the "Village") are entering into a contract (the
"Contract") to create the Twinsburg-Reminderville Joint Economic
Development District (the "District"). The purpose of the District
is to facilitate economic development to create or preserve jobs and employment
opportunities and to improve the economic welfare of the people of the
State, the County of Summit, the Township, the Village and the District.
In accordance with division (C) of Section 715.75 of the Ohio Revised
Code, the economic development plan for the District consists of both
of the following schedules:
1. Schedule for
the provision of new, expanded or additional services, facilities or
improvements specified and provided for in the Contract in accordance
with division (A) of Section 715.74 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(a) Upon approval
of the Contract and creation of the District, the Township and the
Village may provide services to assist the District with planning,
promotion and related activities to facilitate economic development
in the District. The Township and the Village may provide secretarial
services and other staffing to the District. At the request of the
Board of Directors of the District (the "Board"), the Township
and the Village will contribute an aggregate amount not to exceed
$1,000 to the District to pay initial administration and other costs
generally identified in the request. The Township and the Village
will cooperate with the Board in obtaining financial assistance, both
public and private, for economic development projects. The Village
and the Township, to the extent permitted by law, agree to maintain
a mutual aid agreement for police and fire protection for the District.
(b) Provision
of certain services:
(i) Fire
and EMS. The Village will assist the Township in providing fire
and EMS services to the area of the JEDD, the Village and the Township.
(ii) The Township
and Village shall cooperate to provide professional land use planning
in the District.
(iii) The Township
and Village shall cooperate to provide infrastructure and road maintenance
to the District.
2. Schedule for
the collection of an income tax levied under division (C) of Section
715.74 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(a) The Contract
provides that the District will levy an income tax on the District
at a rate of 1.5%, which rate is subject to change from time to time
to equal the rate of the municipal income tax levied by the Village.
(b) The Board
of Directors of the District will levy that tax at its first meeting
following approval of the Contract and creation of the District.
(c) The income
tax will go into effect within 60 days of the adoption of that resolution.
(d) Businesses
within the District will be notified prior to the income tax going
into effect.
(e) The Village
will administer the income tax pursuant to the Tax Agreement with
the District.
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