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CASS COUNTY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL 13.72 <br />SUBJECT: COUNTY SALES TAX FOR FLOOD RISK REDUCTION AND RECOVERY PROJECTS <br /> ADOPTED DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2017 PAGE 2 OF 4 <br /> <br />County sales tax funds expended outside of incorporated cities: The County Commission, through the Flood Sales Tax Committee, may also consider flood risk reduction and recovery projects recommended by the County Engineer or requested by townships, neighborhood groups, <br />or individuals for areas within and outside of the diversion protected area. Projects won’t be considered if they are strictly for new rural development, especially cases where a developer would be shifting their cost to the County Flood Sales Tax. Special assessments may be <br />considered as a local match to County sales tax funds. Funds may be expended for projects that provide benefit to Cass County residents but are physically constructed outside of the County boundaries such as retention projects. Funds may also be spent to assist property owners downstream from the diversion channel in offsetting diversion project impacts. ADMINISTRATION The Cass County Commission will organize and appoint members to a Flood Sales Tax Committee. This will be a five-member committee made up of the following members: 1. Two members of the Cass County Commission <br />2. Cass County Auditor 3. Cass County Administrator 4. One member from either the Southeast Cass, Maple River, Rush River, or North Cass <br />Water Resource District. While the Cass County Engineer is not a member of the Flood Sales Tax Committee, the County <br />Engineer will serve as a technical representative to the Flood Sales Tax Committee. The Flood Sales Tax Committee will solicit project requests on a bi-annual basis. Meetings to review project requests will generally be held with one meeting in the fall (October-November) and one meeting in the spring (March-April). Requests received from political subdivisions and county staff for cost effective projects will be prioritized and considered for funding by the County Commission as funds available allow. FUNDING ELIGIBILITY Entities eligible for funding: Funding should generally be for flood protection for communities or <br />individuals that live outside of the Diversion protected area or those within the Diversion protected area that do not receive a significant benefit from the Diversion. This includes: 1. Cities <br />2. Townships 3. Water Resource Districts 4. Farmsteads and Homesteads <br /> <br />