Section 45-30-90 Franklin County Community Development Commission; Community Development Fund.

(a) There is hereby created the Franklin County Community Development Commission which shall be authorized to receive and by majority vote to distribute any funds in the Community Development Fund created herein for the purposes of promoting economic development, education, conservation, and fire protection. The commission may also expend funds for the purposes authorized in Section 29-2-120. The commission shall be comprised of the following members: (1)a. For the first two years of the legislative quadrennium the mayor of the largest municipality in Franklin County. b. For the last two years of the legislative quadrennium the mayor of the second largest municipality in Franklin County. (2) A person appointed by each senator representing a portion of Franklin County whose term shall coincide with the term of the senator or until replacement. (3) A person appointed by each House of Representatives member representing a portion of Franklin County whose term shall coincide with the term of the representative or until replacement. (b) The commission may promulgate rules and regulations related to its operations and procedures for the awarding of grants within the community for the above mentioned purposes. (c) There is hereby created the Community Development Fund within the Franklin County Treasury. The fund shall be comprised of the additional three percent of TVA in-lieu-of-tax payments received pursuant to Section 40-28-2 beginning with the fiscal year which began October 1, 2006. The funds may be expended on order of the Franklin County Community Development Commission.