§ 18-28. Miscellaneous.

(a)

Any notice required to be given by these criteria or guidelines shall be given in the following manner:

(1)

To the owner or applicant. Written notice shall be sent to the address appearing on the tax abatement agreement.

(2)

To an affected jurisdiction. Written notice shall be sent to the address appearing on the tax abatement agreement.

(b)

The Chief Appraiser of the Gainesville Central Appraisal District shall annually assess the real and personal property comprising the reinvestment zone. Each year, the applicant or owner receiving tax abatement shall furnish the chief appraiser with such information as may be necessary for the abatement. Once value has been established, the chief appraiser shall notify the affected jurisdiction which levy taxes of the amount of assessment.

(c)

The affected jurisdictions shall have access to a facility that receives a tax abatement to insure compliance with the tax abatement agreement.

(d)

A tax abatement agreement may be assigned to a new owner, but only after written consent has been obtained from all affected jurisdictions which have executed such an agreement with the applicant or owner.

(e)

These guidelines and criteria are effective upon the date of their adoption by an affected jurisdiction and shall remain in force for two (2) years. At the end of the two-year period these guidelines and criteria may be readopted, modified, amended or rewritten as the conditions may warrant.

(f)

Each affected jurisdiction shall determine whether or not said affected jurisdiction elects to become eligible to participate in tax abatement. In the event the affected jurisdiction elects by resolution to become eligible to participate in tax abatement, then such affected jurisdiction shall adopt these guidelines and criteria by separate resolution forwarding a copy of both resolutions to all other affected jurisdictions.

(g)

In the event of a conflict between these guidelines and criteria and V.T.C.A., Tax Code ch. 312, then in such event the tax code shall prevail and these guidelines and criteria interpreted accordingly.

(h)

The guidelines and criteria once adopted by an affected jurisdiction may be amended or repealed by a vote of three-fourths of the members of the governing body of an affected jurisdiction during the two-year term in which these guidelines and criteria are effective.

(Ord. No. 1078-4-2005, § 3(Exh. A), 4-5-2005; Ord. No. 1262-11-2010, § 2(exh. A), 11-2-10)