Commission approves cooperative agreement with Ozark Marketplace CID; county to collect 1% assessment

The Christian County Commission voted to execute a cooperative agreement with the Ozark Marketplace Community Improvement District. County staff explained the arrangement and said the district will fund required programming while the county may collect a 1% county assessment fund under state statute.

"So the only thing we can do is get the 1% for the county assessment fund," said Ted, the county collector/administrator who presented the cooperative agreement. Ted added that the CID will pay for the programming required under the statute and that additional programming could be handled if necessary. Commissioners moved to approve and execute the contract, and the motion carried; signatures were to be collected immediately after the meeting.