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County economic development staff to propose uniform CID, IRB and incentive policies to small towns
Summary
Economic Development is drafting a model commercial incentive district (CID) policy and related programs to offer consistent incentives across smaller Dickinson County communities; Solomon will consider a CID at an upcoming city meeting.
Dickinson County economic development staff told the commission on March 6 they are drafting a model commercial incentive district policy and other incentive tools to help smaller communities attract businesses.
Jessica, representing the county’s economic development efforts, said the initiative aims to create a consistent set of policies — for example, a CID policy, industrial revenue bond (IRB) framework and a neighborhood revitalization program (NRP) policy — that smaller communities without their own incentive programs could adopt. The goal is to make it easier to present incentives to prospective businesses while allowing each community to choose options that fit local priorities.
Commissioner Kenny Roethlissel and others said the plan will be proposed to each municipality gradually. The city of Solomon, which is actively recruiting new businesses, signaled support for discussing a CID; Jessica said the county will work with Solomon’s city commission and city attorney Martin to draft and present a policy for their next meeting.
Officials said the effort is not a one-size-fits-all mandate but a toolkit they hope communities can opt into to fill gaps where incentives are absent. The work is being coordinated through the county’s economic development committee and will be presented to individual city councils for local approval.
Staff did not present a draft ordinance at the March 6 meeting; further action and possible ordinances will appear on future local agendas.
