ORS 285C.105 Duties of zone sponsor

The sponsor of an enterprise zone shall:

Appoint a local zone manager. Upon appointment of the local zone manager, the sponsor shall provide written notice of the appointment to the Oregon Business Development Department, the county assessor and the Department of Revenue.

Ensure that any authorized or qualified business firm is able to use or receive enhanced local public services, local incentives or local regulatory flexibility that a sponsor has elected, by policy, to provide to any business firm that applies for authorization in the enterprise zone after adoption of the policy.

Review and approve or deny applications for authorization under ORS 285C.140.

Assist the county assessor in administering the property tax exemption and in performing other duties assigned to the assessor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.

Maintain, implement and periodically update a plan for marketing the enterprise zone including strategies for retention, expansion and recruitment of eligible business firms, including but not limited to start-up businesses.

Manage the enterprise zone in accordance with ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.

Identify property available for sale or lease to eligible business firms under ORS 285C.110.

Prepare indices of street addresses, tax lot numbers or other information to facilitate the identification of land inside an urban enterprise zone. Land that is not zoned for use by eligible business firms may be excluded.

Provide written notice to the county assessor, the Department of Revenue, the Oregon Business Development Department and any relevant publicly funded job training provider of the conditions and policies adopted or normally sought by the sponsor under ORS 285C.150, 285C.155, 285C.160, 285C.203 or 285C.205.

Take the actions necessary to implement and enforce the conditions and policies referred to in paragraph (i) of this subsection and any additional reasonable requirement imposed pursuant to ORS 285C.155, 285C.160 or 285C.203.

Upon request of the county assessor or the Oregon Business Development Department, conduct, or assist in conducting, annual reporting of enterprise zone activity, including but not limited to reviewing and responding to:

Filings by business firms as copied to the zone sponsor or as may be anticipated under ORS 285C.220; or

Drafts of the written report to be submitted by the county assessor under ORS 285C.130.

If more than one city, county or port sponsors an enterprise zone, the jurisdictions shall act jointly in performing the duties imposed on a sponsor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.