Officials correct ordinance related to Tax Increment Finance Plan

Union Township Board of Trustees approved the second reading and adoption of an amendatory ordinance to correct an error in Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1991- 4.

The decision was made at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23, which was held via Zoom. Supervisor Ben Gunning, Clerk lisa cody, and treasurer Kimberly Rice were excused from the meeting which meant that trustees Billhauck, Tim lannen, Bryan Mielke, and Norm Woerle to make decisions and run the meeting.

The board action was to correct a scrivener’s error in Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1991- 4 entitled, “Ordinance Approving Amendments to Development and Tax Increment Finance Plan of the Union Township West Downtown Development Authority.”

According to the board action request form from township manager Mark Stuhldreher, “‘Scrivener’s error’” is a legal term that refers to a typographical error or equivalent a minor mistake in a public or legal document.”

The error was identified by Sherrie Teall and in this case refers to a date mix up in regards to when both the West and East Downtown Development Authority (DDA) must update their respective Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plans before they expire. The expiration date incorrectly read Dec. 31, 2020, rather than Dec. 31, 2021.

“Adoption of this amendatory ordinance is necessary to reaffirm the Township’s authority to capture tax revenues within thewest DDA District throughthe end of the 2021 tax year consistent with the duration specified in Section “C.” of the current West DDA District TIF Plan,” the action request form said.

The first reading was conducted and approved at Sept. 9 Board of Trustees meeting.

The correction was passed unanimously by the board members present at the meeting.

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