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Madison County adopts CPACE ordinance to allow participation in energy and development financing
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on March 22 approved ordinance 2026-4 to authorize Madison County to participate in CPACE financing through a locality and program agreement; staff said the county assumes no liability and applications will be processed by CPACE, not the county.
Madison County’s Board of Supervisors voted on March 22 to adopt ordinance 2026-4, authorizing the county to participate in a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) program and to enter related locality and program agreements.
County staff member Weekley told the board CPACE provides stopgap capital for developers completing projects and stressed the county would not assume liability under the program: “There is none,” he said, referring to county liability, and noted the ordinance language includes protections and lien procedures for defaults. Weekley said the county’s role is largely to recognize the program in local code so capital providers can use the special-assessment mechanism when projects qualify.
Weekley and other staff explained applications will be made directly to CPACE and screened by the program; the county would receive notice of agreements and the treasurer would handle any required special-assessment collection. Staff recommended the county not charge a local review fee for CPACE applications, noting minimal county administrative burden.
A supervisor moved to approve ordinance 2026-4 with textual amendments; the motion was seconded and the board voted to adopt the ordinance. After adopting the ordinance, the board also authorized the county to enter the locality program agreement so the county may participate when specific project agreements are presented.
The ordinance establishes the county’s option to participate in CPACE financings and references the locality and program agreement appendices included in the packet. Staff said adopting the ordinance codifies the county’s participation option but does not obligate the county to provide funding for individual projects.
The board’s next steps: staff will finalize the locality/program agreement paperwork and post guidance as needed; CPACE will process applications and provide the county with any executed program agreements for awareness and required administrative handling.
