Town of Branford, CT
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2023-07-26
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 30 Economic Development Commission
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Special Acts
- Ch SA Table of Special Acts
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Academy on the Green Commission
- Ch 4 Accounts and Bills
- Ch 6 Admission of Electors, Board of
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 11 Assessor and Board of Assessment Appeals
- Ch 12 Assistant Town Clerks
- Ch 15 Building Inspector
- Ch 16 Community Forest Commission; Trees
- Ch 17 Cosgrove Animal Shelter Commission
- Ch 19 Center Revitalization Review Board
- Ch 21 Joint Conservation and Environmental Commission
- Ch 24 Council of Governments, Regional
- Ch 26 Human Services Board
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- § 30-1 Establishment.
- § 30-2 Composition; appointment and terms; vacancies.
- § 30-3 Powers and duties generally.
- § 30-4 Statutory powers.
- § 30-5 Annual report.
- Ch 32 Elderly, Commission on the
- Ch 34 Elections
- Ch 38 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 42 Financial Obligations Review
- Ch 45 First Selectman
- Ch 47 Fiscal Year
- Ch 50 Flood and Erosion Control Board
- Ch 52 Greater New Haven Transit District
- Ch 53 Green Committee
- Ch 54 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 57 Library
- Ch 69 Planning Agency, Regional
- Ch 71 Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 73 Property, Sale and Disposition of
- Ch 74 Public Building Commission
- Ch 75 Purchasing
- Ch 78 Recreation, Department of
- Ch 80 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 82 Resource Recovery Authority
- Ch 83 Retirement
- Ch 86 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 88 Shellfish Commission
- Ch 89 Signposts
- Ch 91 Social Security
- Ch 92 Stony Creek Architectural Review Board
- Ch 93 Strategic Review Committee
- Ch 94 Tax Collector
- Ch 95 Town Report, Annual
- Ch 99 Veterans' Advisory Committee
- Ch 102 Voting Districts
- Ch 105 Water Commission
- Ch 106 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 109 Wetlands Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Adult-Oriented Establishments
- Ch 112 Advertising Materials
- Ch 114 Alarm Devices
- Ch 115 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 118 Animals
- Ch 122 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 124 Blight Prevention
- Ch 126 Boats and Boating
- Ch 128 Building Construction
- Ch 129 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 130 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 139 Drainlayers
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 154 Fires, Outdoor
- Ch 157 Fire Safety
- Ch 161 Floodplain Management
- Ch 164 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 176 Littering
- Ch 187 Oil- and Fuel-Burning Equipment
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 190 Parks, Greens and Recreation Areas
- Ch 193 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 196 Penalties and Citations
- Ch 200 Retail Checkout Bags
- Ch 204 Sewers
- Ch 210 Signs
- Ch 213 Solid Waste
- Ch 216 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 220 Taxation
- Ch 223 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 224 Water
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Zoning Fees
- Ch 227 Violation Citations
- Part III: Planning and Zoning Regulations
- Ch 228 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 233 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A236 Town Meeting Rules
- Ch A237 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town
of Branford 7-12-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to Section 7-136 of the Connecticut General Statutes (Rev.
1977), as amended, there is hereby established within the Town of Branford
an Economic Development Commission.
[Amended 3-13-1985]
Said Commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be
residents of the Town of Branford and the First Selectman as an ex officio
member. One of the members shall be an officer or director of the Branford
Chamber of Commerce. All members of said Commission shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen and shall serve for a term of three years: provided,
however, that initially, in July 1978, three members shall be appointed for
a term of one year, three members shall be appointed for a term of two years
and three members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Thereafter,
in the month of July of each succeeding year, three members shall be appointed
for a term of three years. In the event of a vacancy in the term of any member,
the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a successor to serve for the balance
of the term vacated. Any member may be removed for cause by said Board of
Selectmen and on request of such member after public hearing. Members shall
serve without compensation but shall be compensated for necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their official duties.
The powers and duties of the Economic Development Commission shall be
the following:
A.Â
To conduct research into the economic conditions in Branford
and to make recommendations to appropriate officials and agencies in Branford
regarding action to improve its economic condition and development.
B.Â
To seek to coordinate the activities of and cooperate
with unofficial bodies and agencies organized to promote such economic development.
C.Â
To advertise, prepare, print and distribute maps, books,
charts and pamphlets which in its judgment will further its official purposes.
D.Â
To appoint employees and employ consultants necessary
for the implementation of its duties.
Said Commission is hereby designated as the development agency of the
Town of Branford and is hereby authorized to exercise the powers granted under
Chapter 132 of the Connecticut General Statutes (Rev. 1977), as amended.
Said Commission shall prepare annually and transmit to the Branford
Representative Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen a report of its activities
and of its recommendations for improving economic conditions and development
in Branford.
