[Adopted 7-19-1994 (§ 16-25 of the 2010 Code)]
There shall be established an Economic Development Partnership
Committee.
The Economic Development Partnership Committee will be made
up of representatives of economic development agencies and offices
in Taunton, such as the Taunton Industrial Development Commission,
the Taunton Development Corporation, Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce,
Heart of Taunton, and the WEIR Corporation, as well as regional agencies,
the Southeastern Massachusetts Partnership, Southeastern Regional
Planning and Economic Development District, and the Southeastern Economic
Development Corporation, and local business leaders.
This Committee will meet regularly to assess the City's ongoing
economic development programs and projects, develop new strategies
for economic development, and advise the Mayor and Economic Development
Director concerning, but not limited to, retention and expansion of
existing businesses; recruitment of new businesses; review of existing
industrial and commercial zoning; marketing programs; business outreach
activities; and neighborhood improvement programs.
The Economic Development Partnership Committee will have no
authority to set policy, and its members will be appointed by the
Mayor.
The Industrial Development Commission will provide staff assistance
and necessary information for the Committee.
