There shall be a Delran Development Agency established
in the Township composed of nine members, to be appointed, three by
the Mayor and six by the Council. Each member shall serve for a term
of three years. Members of the Agency may hold any other office or
position within the Township. All members must be residents of the
Township and remain residents of the Township during their term. A
member who, subsequent to his or her appointment, shall move from
the Township shall immediately vacate and forfeit membership on the
Agency. Until a subsequent appointment is made by the appropriate
appointing agency, that post shall be deemed vacant. The members of
the Agency shall serve without compensation.
The Committee shall provide for its own organization,
including a Chairperson, and for such other internal organization
as it may deem desirable.
The Agency shall promote and encourage the establishment
of desirable industrial and commercial development within the Township.
It may from time to time cause advertisements or publications to be
placed or distributed in accordance with available funds provided
by the Council. The Agency shall function as a public relations arm
of the Township in promoting the benefits of the Township to desirable
industrial and commercial development. The Agency shall meet at least
quarterly and shall submit a copy of the minutes of its meeting to
the Business Administrator, Mayor, each member of Council, Planning
Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment and to the Delran Sewerage Authority
and the Fire Commissioners of the Township. The Agency shall prepare
such reports as it deems desirable for distribution to the Mayor and
Council, and each year in November shall prepare a detailed report
of its activities for the preceding year for submission to the Mayor
for inclusion in his or her annual report.
The Agency may recommend to the Council, through
the Business Administrator, the employment of such technical, professional
and clerical personnel as may be required for the performance of its
functions. Requests for the expenditure of funds shall be made by
the agency to the Business Administrator, who shall either approve
or disapprove the request for funds, consistent with budgetary appropriations.
The Agency shall make no commitment for the expenditure of funds without
the prior written approval of the Business Administrator.