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County staff to reapply for Municipal Building Authority after missed corporate filing
Summary
Officials told the commission that a missed annual filing with the state's office of corporations left the county's Municipal Building Authority without legal status; staff said they will reapply and check whether past actions are affected.
Commissioners discussed the county's Municipal Building Authority (MBA) after staff reported that although annual fees to the lieutenant governor's office had been paid, the county failed to pay a required annual fee to the state office of corporations. That omission means the MBA is not currently a legal corporate entity and must be reestablished by reapplying rather than reinstating the prior filing.
A county representative who spoke with the state said the remedy, in practice, is to reapply and pay the outstanding corporate filing fee; the office of corporations advised reapplication. Staff emphasized they would check whether the MBA lapse has legal consequences for actions taken while the MBA was not active. "She said just reapply," one staff member recounted, describing the state guidance.
Commissioners asked whether RDA or other pending actions would be affected; staff said they would confirm and report back. They indicated the county can continue to use the authority's name and that contractors and transactions remain valid while the paperwork is corrected, but a formal reapplication is necessary to fully restore the corporate status.
Next steps: staff will contact counsel and state offices for formal guidance, reapply for the corporate filing and report back with a written summary of any legal or contractual implications.
