Revised:  5/2/13

Current Vacancy; Eligible for Reappointment, Will become Vacant

 

Public Incentives Review Committee

 


 

Shannon Kimball

257 Earhart Cir., 66049

Email :  skimball@usd497.org

 

(h)  840.7722

 (w)

(f)

 

(School Board Member)

Mike Gaughan

Douglas County

1100 Massachusetts Street

email:  mikegaughan@gmail.com

(h) 

(w)  832.5268

(f)

 

(DG County Commission)

 

Bob Schumm, Mayor

P.O. Box 708, 66044

Email:  schummfoods@gmail.com

 

 

(h)   842.6729

(w)  842.7337

(f)   832.3405

 

 

 

(Mayor)

 

Mike Dever, Vice-Mayor

P.O. Box 708, 66044

Email:  mdever@sunflower.com

 

 

(c)  550.4909

 

 (f)   832.3405

 

(Vice-Mayor)

Bradley Burnside

Lawrence Market President

US Bank

900 Massachusetts, 66044

Email:  bradley.burnside@usbank.com

 

 

865.0302

 

 

(Chair of EcoDevo Board)

Cindy Yulich

Emprise Bank

1121 Wakarusa Dr., 66049

Email:  yulich@emprise.com

(h) 

(w) 749.0800

(f)

 

02/15/11 – 01/31/14 Second

(01/22/08 – 01/31/11 First)

(At Large Member)

 

VACANCY – Chestnut

 

 

 

06/14/11 – 01/31/14

(rplcd McFadden)

 (Financial Analyst)

 

Dennis “Boog” Highberger

1024 New York Street, 66044

Email:  mrboog@att.net

 

(h)  841.3313

(w)

(f)

 

02/05/13 – 01/31/16 Second

(11/10/09 – 01/31/13 First)

(Mayor’s appt based on Sustainability Advisory Board nominees)

 

 

CITY LIAISON:      Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

                             Phone:  832.3413

                             Email:  dstoddard@lawrenceks.org 

 

MEMBERS:   Eight, represented as follows:  the Mayor or mayor’s designee; another member of the City Commission appointed by the Mayor with consent of the City Commission; a member of the Douglas County Commission appointed by the County Commission; member of the USD 497 school board or school board representative appointed by the school board; a professional financial analyst appointed by the Mayor and City Commission for a three year term; the chair of the Economic Development Board;   a resident of Lawrence appointed for a three year term by the Mayor and the City Commission, from a list of not less than three people chosen by the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB); and a resident at large appointed for a three year term, appointed by the Mayor and City Commission.

MEETINGS:  As needed, but at least once a year to review the annual tax abatement report.

 

FUNCTION:

Pursuant to the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, Section 1-2120, the purpose of the Public Incentives Review Committee shall be to:

(1)      Receive and review requests and applications for tax exemptions

(2)      To gather and review such additional information as may be deemed necessary to determine if the company meets the target of objectives of Section 3

(3)      To conduct preliminary negotiations with the applicant business, as appropriate

(4)      To review the City’s yearly tax abatement report and compliance with performance agreements, and

(5)      To make recommendations to the City Commission.