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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND RATIFYING THE SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL FOR TAX YEAR 2024
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5709.85 of the Ohio Revised Code, a Tax Incentive Review Council (“TIRC”) has been established to review annually the compliance of all agreements involving the granting of exemptions for commercial or industrial real property improvements under the Community Reinvestment Area (“CRA”) Program and to make recommendations to City Council as to continuing, modifying, or terminating each CRA agreement in effect based upon the performance of each agreement; and
WHEREAS, the TIRC is chaired by the Franklin County Auditor and includes representatives of the Gahanna-Jefferson School District, Mifflin Township, Jefferson Township, Eastland-Fairfield Career Center, and the City of Gahanna; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gahanna Department of Economic Development prepared and submitted the required CRA compliance reports and Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) informational reports to the Ohio Department of Development and the TIRC, with the CRA reports subject to review and recommendation by the TIRC and the TIF reports provided for informational purposes only; and
WHEREAS, the TIRC reviewed said reports at a duly noticed public meeting held on August 25, 2025, for Tax Year 2024, and recommended that all CRA tax abatement agreements be continued as currently approved; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code requires City Council to review and adopt the recommendations of the TIRC by ordinance in order for the City to continue to self-administer its tax incentive programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That City Council hereby accepts, approves, and ratifies the recommendations of the Tax Incentive Review Council for Tax Year 2024, as set forth in EXHIBIT A (Minutes of the August 25, 2025 TIRC Meeting for Tax Year 2024) and EXHIBIT B (Gahanna Tax Year 2024 TIRC Agenda, Abatement Forms, and Roster), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to continue the CRA tax exemption agreements as recommended.
Section 2. That the Department of Economic Development is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Franklin County Auditor and the Ohio Department of Development.
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after passage by this Council and thirty (30) days after the date of signature of approval by the Mayor.