House Bill 504 Summary

• By July 1, 2012, city councils or county boards of commissioners must adopt a resolution establishing how existing urban renewal agencies select their board of commissioners, either through mayoral appointment with local governing body consent or through the provisions in subsection (b).

• Urban renewal agency boards established after July 1, 2012, shall be elected by qualified electors in a citywide or countywide election and consist of 3-9 commissioners with staggered terms not exceeding 5 years.

• Commissioners may not hold any other elective office of the city or county except for elected precinct committeemen, and terms shall be staggered with a simple majority serving 4-year terms and a minority serving 2-year terms.

• Commissioners may be removed by majority vote of the board or local governing body only after a hearing and 10 days' written notice of charges, with vacancies filled by board majority vote.

• Deleted provisions allowing the local governing body to appoint itself as the board of commissioners or terminate an appointed board by ordinance enactment.