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CASS COUNTY <br />COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL 13.72 <br /> <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, <br />through the Flood Sales Tax Committee, may also consider flood risk reduction and recovery <br />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 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 <br />boundaries such as retention projects. Funds may also be spent to assist property owners <br />downstream from the diversion channel in offsetting diversion project impacts. <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATION <br /> <br />The Cass County Commission will organize and appoint members to a Flood Sales Tax <br />Committee. This will be a six-member committee made up of the following members: <br /> <br />1. Two members of the Cass County Commission <br />2. Cass County Auditor <br />3. Cass County Administrator <br />4. Cass County Engineer <br />5. One member from either the Southeast Cass, Maple River, Rush River, or North Cass <br />Water Resource District. <br /> <br />The Flood Sales Tax Committee will solicit project requests on a bi-annual basis. Meetings to <br />review project requests will generally be held with one meeting in the fall (October-November) <br />and one meeting in the spring (March-April). Requests received from political subdivisions and <br />county staff for cost effective projects will be prioritized and considered for funding by the County <br />Commission as funds available allow. <br /> <br />FUNDING ELIGIBILITY <br /> <br />Entities eligible for funding: Funding should generally be for flood protection for communities or 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: <br />1. Cities <br />2. Townships 3. Water Resource Districts <br />4. Farmsteads and Homesteads <br /> <br /> <br />