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BIA Ratepayer Meeting Notes
April 18, 2017 – 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Conference Room
I. ADA UPDATE
Council Member Theimer informed the Committee that, regarding the ADA, the IRS
said it is only necessary to add something to the tax return at the end of year to let
them know about a funding change. The Secretary of State said they just require a
physical address.
Doug Lein reported that a funding audit of the 2016 and 2017 revenue would be
available at the next board meeting. Discussion followed regarding exemptions.
II. Ordinance Review for Possible Revision
The Committee reviewed Ordinance No. 4293 page-by-page, recommending
changes and deciding that drafting an amendment was necessary. A draft of an
amendment to the ordinance will be provided for review at the next meeting.
III. Review Member Availability from Survey Results and Establish 2017 Meeting
Schedule
Because of personal conflicts and work schedules, the Committee was undecided on
a meeting time for the remainder of the year. They agreed the next meeting would
take place on the third Tuesday of the month, May 16 at 1:30pm.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Council Member Klontz clarified and summarized the new business discussed:
Identifying and adjusting appropriate revenue collection under the existing
ordinance, coming up with an amount of revenue, and within that revenue , have a
business plan based on what the ratepayers want.
Clarification is needed regarding the roles of and the relationship between the BIA
and the ADA. If there are questions raised, they should be referred to Doug Lein.
Doug explained that the goal is to reestablish, activate, and identify the needs of the
BIA members and begin to develop a business plan, strategies, and a budget to try to
achieve those strategies.
It was agreed that there should be a publishing of a BIA quarterly newsletter.
V. ADJOURNMENT