This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Economic Development
Commission Ordinance."
The provisions of § 7-136 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended, are hereby accepted, and there is established a Municipal Economic
Development Commission which shall be known as the "Mansfield Economic Development
Commission."
The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members who shall be appointed
by the Town Manager. Of the nine (9) members first appointed to office, three
(3) shall be appointed to serve for one (1) year; three (3) to serve for two
(2) years; three (3) to serve for three (3) years. Thereafter, appointments
to the Commission shall be for terms of three (3) years.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled by the
Town Manager for the unexpired portion of the terms.
Any member may be removed from office by the Town Manager for cause,
and on request of such member, after public hearing.
Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for their services
as such, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in
the performance of their official duties.
Subject to the appropriate provisions of the Mansfield Town Charter,
the Commission may recommend the appointment of employees necessary for the
discharge of its duties.
The Commission shall conduct research into the economic conditions and
trends in its municipality, shall make recommendations to appropriate officials
and agencies of its municipality regarding action to improve its economic
condition and development, shall seek to coordinate the activities of and
cooperate with unofficial bodies organized to promote such economic development
and may advertise and may prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts
and pamphlets which in its judgment will further its official purposes.
The Commission shall annually prepare and transmit to the Town Council
a report of its activities and of its recommendations for improving such economic
conditions and development.
The Ordinance enacted October 1, 1962, creating a Municipal Development
and Industrial Commission is hereby repealed.