The Director of Planning and Development is hereby authorized and empowered
to submit an application for designation of certain areas within the County
of Monroe as an Empire Zone; provided, however, that such authorization and
empowerment shall be conditioned upon the prior concurrence, with respect
to such application, of the governing bodies of any and all cities, towns
and villages in which such zone is located.
The boundaries of said areas to be included in said Empire Zone shall
be as set forth in Schedule A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of § 963 of the General Municipal
Law, the Director of Planning and Development shall serve as the Local Empire
Zone Certification Officer of Monroe County's Empire Zone and shall perform
the following duty, to wit: certify, jointly with the New York State Commissioner
of Economic Development and the New York State Commissioner of Labor, those
business enterprises that are eligible to receive benefits referred to in
§ 966 of the General Municipal Law, and any other applicable statutes.
Pursuant to Article 13-B of the General Municipal Law, a Local Empire
Zone Administrative Board is hereby established to consist of not less than
six members. All appointments to the Board shall be made by the County Executive
subject to approval of the Legislature. The appointments shall be for terms
of three years, except that three of the original appointees shall be appointed
to two-year terms. All subsequent new appointments and reappointments shall
be for a term of three years. The members shall not include the Local Empire
Zone Certification Officer, and shall include a representative of local business,
organized labor, financial institutions, local educational institutions, community
organizations, and at least one resident of the Empire Zone. The Chairperson
of the Board shall be the County Executive. The Local Empire Zone Administrative
Board shall perform all duties required of it pursuant to § 963,
Subdivision (b), of the General Municipal Law.