Chapter 19 · Beloit Land Bank
Article 2. Board of Trustees
19-201 Land Bank Board of Trustees; appointment; terms; dissolution.
(a)There is hereby established a Land Bank Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of five (5) members.
(1)Two (2) members of the Board of Trustees shall be representatives from the Beloit City Council, appointed by the Governing Body. Those terms shall run concurrent with their term of office.
(2)One (1) member of the Board of Trustees shall be a member of Solomon Valley Economic Development, Inc., so long as such member is a resident of the City of Beloit. This member shall be appointed by the Governing Body and shall serve a three (3) year term.
(3)Two (2) members of the Board of Trustees shall be “at-large” appointees and shall be residents of the City of Beloit. These members shall be appointed by the Governing Body with one (1) holding office for one (1) year, and one (1) holding office for two (2) years. Then, all subsequent terms, upon expiration of the original appointments, shall be for a three (3) year term.
(b)Vacancies on the Board of Trustees shall be filled by appointment by the Governing Body for the vacant unexpired term.
(c)Primary staff support to the Board will be provided by the City Manager or the Economic Development Director. City staff will provide technical and professional support for Land Bank operations; additional support may be contracted as deemed necessary.
(d)The Governing Body may advance operating funds to the bank to pay expenses of the Board and the bank. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as members of the Board.
(e)The Bank may be dissolved by ordinance of the Governing Body. In such case, all property of the Bank shall be transferred to and held by the City and may be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. 2295)
19-202 Officers; organization; open meetings.
(a)The Board shall select, annually, from its membership, a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. The treasurer shall be bonded in such amounts as the Governing Body may require. City staff may serve as secretary and treasurer of the Board of Trustees.
(b)The Board may appoint such officers, agents and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties, and shall determine the qualifications and duties and fix the compensation of such officers, agents and employees.
(c)The Board shall fix the time and place at which its meetings shall be held. Meetings shall be held within the City and shall be subject to the Kansas Open Meeting Act, K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d)A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(e)The members of the Board shall be subject to the provisions of the laws of the State of Kansas which relate to conflicts of interest of county officers and employees, including, but not limited to, K.S.A. 75-4301 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f)Subject to the provisions of the Kansas Tort Claims Act, K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto, if any action at law or equity, or other legal proceeding, shall be brought against any member of the Board for any act or omission arising out of the performance of duties as a member of the Board, such member shall be indemnified in whole and held harmless by the City for any judgment or decree entered against such member and, further, shall be defended at the cost and expense of the City in any such proceeding.
(Ord. 2295)
19-203 Powers of the Land Bank board.
The Land Bank Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)To sue and be sued;
(b)To enter into contracts;
(c)To appoint and remove staff and provide for the compensation thereof;
(d)To acquire, by purchase, gift or devise, and convey any real property, including easements and reversionary interests, and personal property, subject to the provisions of this Chapter and state law;
(e)To rebate all, or any portion thereof, the taxes on any property sold or conveyed by the Bank;
(f)To exercise any other power which may be delegated to the Bank by the Governing Body; and
(g)To exercise any other incidental power which is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Land Bank and state law.
(Ord. 2295)