Resolution would let senator introduce development authority bill

A board member would have to resign after moving outside the area they represent. This would apply to members of an industrial development authority board. A member must be a qualified voter in the municipality or county they represent when appointed and sworn in. The residency rule would apply at appointment and qualification; the resignation rule would apply if a member later moved outside the area represented.

Petitioning local governments could remove a board member for good cause by a two-thirds vote. This would apply to an industrial development authority board member and each local government that petitioned to form the authority. The bill defines “good cause” by referring to another state law.

An authority would have to follow local planning and zoning rules and take part in local planning and zoning processes. This would apply in every local government where an industrial development authority operates.