Downtown Business Improvement District
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Background:
The Downtown Selma Business Improvement District (BID) was established in October 2022 through a partnership between the City of Selma and downtown business owners. The process included creating a management plan, defining district boundaries, and identifying businesses within the district.
2024 Operating Plan
Advisory Committee: The BID is led by a nine-member advisory committee of downtown business owners, with appointments approved by the City Council.
Meeting Schedule: The committee meets on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 PM at 1710 Tucker St. Meetings are open to the public.
Upcoming Meetings:07/05/23
07/26/23
07/28/23
08/02/23
08/16/23
09/06/23
9/20/23
10/04/23
10/18/23
11/1/23
11/8/23
11/15/23
11/28/23
12/06/23
12/11/23
12/20/23
1/8/24
1/24/24
2/14/24
2/28/24
3/13/24
3/27/24
4/10/24
4/24/24
5/8/24
5/17/24
5/29/24
6/12/24
6/26/24
7/10/24
7/24/24
8/14/24
8/28/24
9/11/24 (Cancelled)
9/25/24
10/09/24
10/23/24 (Cancelled)
11/13/24
11/25/24 (Special Meeting)
12/11/24
12/25/24 (Cancelled)
11/27/24 (Cancelled)
12/11/24
1/22/25
2/10/25
3/10/25
4/14/25
5/8/25 (Special Meeting)
6/03/25 (Joint Special Meeting)
6/09/25
7/14/25
8/11/25
9/22/25
10/13/25
11/10/25
12/8/25
1/12/26 (Cancelled)
1/29/26 Special Meeting
2/9/26 (Cancelled)
2/23/26 Special Meeting
3/9/26
4/13/26
5/11/26 (cancelled)
6/8/26
7/13/26
8/10/26
9/14/26
10/12/26
11/9/26
12/14/26
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a BID? Why Downtown Selma?
A business improvement district (BID) is a public/private partnership created to revitalize a business area like Downtown Selma through an assessment. Together, the Downtown Selma business owners will take on an advisory role in order to:
• Maintain a recognizable identity
• Improve the customer experience
• Assure economic sustainability
2. Speaking of assessments, what will our assessments be?
The assessment is based on your business license fee- it is an additional fee exactly equivalent to your business license fee.
3. What about current City services? Is the BID assessment used to replace them?
No! At no time will normal City services be reduced in Downtown Selma in response to this funding.
4. What about the Chamber of Commerce? Will this replace the Chamber?
No! A Downtown Selma BID and the Selma Chamber of Commerce provide services that complement each other but do not overlap. While the Chamber serves the entire community, the BID services will be determined by the business owners to fill needed gaps in the Downtown core.
5. Who decides how the assessments are used?
A Management District Plan developed by the Selma BID Advisory Board and approved by the Selma City Council will guide the services provided. The BID Advisory Board is selected to recommend budgets, monitor service delivery, and provide oversight of the district in years to come. It consists of business owners who apply and are appointed by the Selma City Council.
6. Duration? What does that mean?
The BID formation process only needs to happen once, but the City Council reviews the budget annually. They also accept the annual report and approve the operations for the next year, as proposed by the BID Advisory Board. Changes can be made to assessments, benefits, and BID Advisory Board members.
8. Why support a BID?
Supporting the BID will spur revitalization through programs and services that supplement, not replace, the work of the City of Selma or the Selma Chamber of Commerce. In addition, BID budget decisions will be made by a Board of business owners, which ensures direct accountability for these enhanced services.
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