Alabama § 11-54B-43 Findings Required for a Public Hearing on the Adoption of a Self-Help Business Improvement District Ordinance

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-54B-43 — Findings Required for a Public Hearing on the Adoption of a Self-Help Business Improvement District Ordinance

Alabama·Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations·Ch. 54B Self-Help Business Improvement Districts·Art. 2 Self-Help Business Improvement Districts in Class 2 Municipalities

A public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance creating a self-help business improvement district may be called only if the governing body of a Class 2 municipality finds that:

(1)A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district which satisfies the requirements of Section 11-54B-44 has been filed with the clerk of the municipality.

(2)The area described in the self-help business improvement plan would benefit from being designated as a self-help business improvement district.

(3)The self-help business improvement district plan required by Section 11-54B-44 includes a designated district management corporation to provide administrative and other services to benefit businesses, employees, residents, and consumers in the self-help business improvement district.

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A public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance creating a self-help business improvement district may be called only if the governing body of a Class 2 municipality finds that:
(1) A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district which satisfies the requirements of Section 11-54B-44 has been filed with the clerk of the municipality.
(2) The area described in the self-help business improvement plan would benefit from being designated as a self-help business improvement district.
(3) The self-help business improvement district plan required by Section 11-54B-44 includes a designated district management corporation to provide administrative and other services to benefit businesses, employees, residents, and consumers in the self-help business improvement district.
(4) The self-help business improvement district plan includes a special assessment which will be levied by the municipality on the owners of the real property or, in certain cases, on businesses of a particular class, located within the geographical area of the district to finance the supplemental services described in the plan and that the special assessment is expected to produce revenue which is consistent with the annual budget adopted and approved as provided in this article.
(5) The copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the district management corporation shall satisfy the requirements of Section 11-54B-48.
(6) It is in the best interest of the Class 2 municipality and the public to designate the geographical area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district and to designate a district management corporation to provide administrative and other services to the district.
(7) The existing level of publicly funded services provided by the municipality in the geographical area of the proposed district has been documented in writing and certified by the mayor of the municipality.

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