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City pulls downtown CID item from consent for review; aldermen postpone extension vote
Summary
City staff asked aldermen to move a consent-item review of the cooperative agreement with the Historic Downtown Branson Community Improvement District so staff can meet with the CID board about services and expenditures; the board postponed the related ordinance final reading to the next legislative session.
City administration told the Board of Aldermen it has begun a review of cooperative agreements and contracts and identified services currently provided by the city that staff believe fall outside the scope of the cooperative agreement with the Historic Downtown Branson Community Improvement District (CID).
Alex Gerard asked the board to pull Item No. 5 from the consent agenda to allow staff to meet with the downtown CID and clarify expenditures and levels of service. Gerard said the review is part of a broader initiative to ensure fiscal responsibility and that the city and downtown CID have a "proven track record of partnership" but that conversations were needed to negotiate dollars staff believe are outside the current cooperative agreement.
Following Gerard's request, the board pulled the item from consent and later postponed the final reading of Bill 65-28 (the ordinance to extend the downtown CID term) to the next legislative session to permit negotiation and clarification. Gerard said staff had asked to meet with the downtown CID board "as soon as possible" and would return to the board with a negotiated outcome.
Board members thanked staff for the contract review and said the action was not a vote against the CID; instead, it was to ensure city taxpayer funds are spent responsibly. No final action on the ordinance occurred that night; staff will bring a revised item after meetings with the CID board.
Ending: Staff will meet with the downtown CID board to discuss the questioned expenditures and bring a revised ordinance or report back to the Board of Aldermen at a future legislative session.
