Name Term Begin End Appointed
1.Jon Stephens 3 Yrs 10/01/2017 04/04/2019 05/15/2018
Member of Council
2. Jim Cummins 3 Yrs 10/01/2016 09/30/2019 12/02/2013
Neosho R-V School District Appointee
3. Alan Cook 2 Yrs 10/01/2015 09/30/2017 10/01/2013
Newton County Commissioner’s Office Appointee
4. Vacancy 3 Yrs
Neosho City Council Appointee (Neosho Resident)
5. TJ Angel 3 Yrs 10/01/2015 09/30/2018 08/16/16
Neosho City Council Appointee (Neosho Resident)
6. David Kennedy Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member
Neosho City Manager
7. Neosho Chamber of Commerce President Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member
Chairman –
SECTION 140.100: ESTABLISHED) PURPOSE
There is hereby established an Economic Development Sales Tax Committee for the purpose of guiding and directing the use of the one-eighth cent sales tax for economic development of the City of Neosho, Missouri.
SECTION 140.110: COMPOSITION�”€RULES AND REGULATIONS
A. The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall be composed of:
1. Voting members:
a. One (1) member appointed by the School Board of the Neosho R-V School District;
b. One (1) member appointed by the Newton County Commissioner's office; and
c. Three (3) members, all citizens of the City of Neosho, appointed by the City of Neosho Mayor with the consent of the majority of the Neosho City Council and shall include a current member of the Neosho City Council.
2. Ex officio non-voting members:
a. Neosho City Manager;
b. Neosho area Chamber of Commerce President;
B. The Committee shall elect from its members a Chairman, Vice Chairman and a Secretary. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations for its organization and procedure as it may deem necessary.
SECTION 140.120: MEMBERSHIP
Of the members initially appointed, two (2) shall be designated to serve for terms of two (2) years, and the remaining members shall be designated to serve for a term of three (3) years from the date of such initial appointments. Thereafter, the members appointed shall serve for a term of three (3) years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as were the original appointments. All members shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
SECTION 140.130: MEETINGS
The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as the committee may determine, but such meetings shall be held no less often than every six (6) months. A quorum for all regular or special meetings shall be a simple majority of the voting members.
SECTION 140.140: POWERS AND DUTIES
The Economic Development Sales Tax Committee shall have the power and duty to:
1. Develop and recommend plans for the use of the one-eighth cent economic development sales tax.
2. Prepare, recommend, and submit a budget each year to the City Council for review and approval.
3. Administer the affairs of the use of economic development sales tax of the City by and with the consent of the Council and the City Manager and within the confines of existing law, the provisions of this Code and other ordinances of the City.