(1) The sponsor of an enterprise zone shall:
(a) Appoint a local zone manager. Upon appointment of the local zone manager, the sponsor shall provide written notice thereof to the Economic and Community Development Department, the county assessor and the Department of Revenue.
(b) Provide enhanced local public services, local incentives and local regulatory flexibility included in the application for designation of the enterprise zone or in the resolution under ORS 285C.115 (7) to authorized or qualified business firms and assist authorized or qualified business firms in using enhanced local public services, local incentives and local regulatory flexibility.
(c) Review and approve or deny applications for authorization under ORS 285C.140.
(d) 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.
(e) Maintain, implement and periodically update a plan for marketing the enterprise zone including strategies for retention, expansion, start-up and recruitment of eligible business firms.
(f) Manage the enterprise zone in accordance with ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
(g) Identify property available for sale or lease to eligible business firms under ORS 285C.110.
(h) Prepare indices of street addresses, tax lot numbers or other information to facilitate the identification of land inside of an urban enterprise zone.
(i) Provide written notice to the county assessor, the Department of Revenue, the Economic and Community 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 or 285C.160 and take the actions necessary to implement and enforce the conditions and policies and any other reasonable requirements imposed pursuant to ORS 285C.155 or 285C.160.
(j) Conduct, or assist in conducting, annual reporting of enterprise zone activity or effort, if requested by the county assessor or the Economic and Community Development Department.
(2) 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. [Formerly 285B.671; 2005 c.704 §10]
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