TIF+Process

=**Timeline:**=


 * December 17th**- All taxing bodies were notified via letter that a Joint Review Board (JRB) Hearing would be held on Jan. 4th at 11 a.m.


 * January 3rd**- At the school districts request a meeting was held with the mayor, City Adminstrator and Asst. City Administrator in which the school districts position was explained and the city was given a copy of a proposed TIF agreement which included making the school districts financially "whole".

The meeting was continued to January 25th to allow the attorney representing the School Districts time to evaluate the documentation use in determing the eligiblity of the proposed TIF areas. The minutes for this meeting are attached.
 * January 4th** - The JRB was held with representatives from District #154, District #165, Fire District, Marengo Township, at-large member (Jerry Trickett) Park District.


 * January 19th**- The school districts present a counter proposal to the city eliminating the "make whole" provision and instead asking for reduction in the length of the TIF's from 23 to 10 years and reducing the size of the eastern TIF.


 * January 25th**- The JRB was continued and a vote was held on each TIF district both of which we opposed by a majority of the taxing bodies.
 * January 26th-** Letter sent to all city councilmen requesting an individual meeting to explain the district's position and proposals on the TIF's. Only Councilman Brackmann met with the district.


 * January 31st**- The mayor has the following letter hand delivered by a Marengo Police Officer to the district's. As of this date no contact had been made by the city or it's attorney to discuss the two proposed agreements.


 * Feb. 1st**- The JRB will meet again to vote on a report for each TIF in regard to questions about the eligibility of the proposed TIF's. A 5-1 vote was cast on submitting the report on each TIF with specific questions challenging the eligibility of each. Voting "yes" to submit the report challenging the eligibility was: District #165, District #154, Marengo Township, Fire Dept. and the at-large member (Mr. Jerry Trickett). The only "no" vote was cast by the City of Marengo.

Districts inform parents and community of the proposed TIF's and their impact on the schools.


 * February 15th**- The JRB will reconveneat 7 p.m. at City Hall in order to the city's consultant Ehler's and Associates to respond to the questions raised in the eligibility report.


 * February-28th**- A public hearing will be held at City Hall at 7 p.m.for members of the public and taxing bodies to address the City Council in regard to the two TIF's.

City Council vote for the TIF's then they will be put into place.
 * March 14th**- The city Council is scheduled to vote on the proposed TIF's. Despite the taxing bodies affected by the TIF voting in opposition to it, if a 3/5 majority of the