251.505. Economic development district, established, how, purpose--board established, how. - Missouri Statutes

Economic development district, established, how, purpose--boardestablished, how.

251.505. 1. An economic development district may beestablished by the governing bodies of adjoining counties or thegoverning bodies of a county or counties and a city not within acounty in order to plan, formulate, develop, promote, fund,conduct or cause to be conducted, programs to encourage theeconomic development of the district. The governing bodies mayestablish such districts by enactment of identical ordinances orby mutual agreement of the governing bodies.

2. The qualifications, terms and number of members of theeconomic development board for the district shall be determinedby the enacting ordinances or the mutual agreement of thegoverning bodies, except as provided in this subsection. Eachcounty and each city not within a county shall have equalrepresentation on the board. The chief executive officer of acounty or mayor of a city not within a county shall appointresidents of such county or city to be on the board, and suchofficers shall jointly appoint one additional member to theboard. The board shall select a chairman and any other officersit deems necessary to conduct its business, and shall meet atleast four times a year at a time and place designated by thechairman in order to make policy and administer the activities ofthe district.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1201 § 2)