The City Council of the City of Watertown, New York, is hereby authorized
to prepare and submit, as the primary applicant, a joint application with
the Town of Watertown, New York, for designation of an area or areas as an
Economic Development Zone.
The local official who shall be responsible for the certification of
eligible businesses within the Economic Development Zone shall be the City
Comptroller of the City of Watertown, New York.
The members of the local Zone Administrative Board will be appointed
by the City Council. The Board will be comprised of at least nine (9) people
consisting of the following:
A. A city official to act as Chairman.
B. A town representative recommended by the Town Board.
C. A local business owner from within the zone.
D. A union representative, preferably one that has members
working within the zone.
E. A leader of a community-based human resource organization
that operates within the zone.
F. A leader of a financial institution.
G. A leader of a local educational institution.
H. A resident of the zone or eligible census tracts.