[Adopted 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-05]
The Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft, pursuant to
the authority contained in the Borough Code, as may be amended from
time to time, finds and declares the need for an Economic Revitalization
Commission to operate within the territorial limits of the Borough,
and authorizes, creates and establishes the Borough of Folcroft Economic
Revitalization Commission.
The Economic Revitalization Commission shall monitor and review
all economic conditions in the Borough with special attention to the
retail shopping strip along Delmar Drive and the Industrial Park,
as well as other commercial establishments, in the Borough; the impact
that Borough regulations and ordinances have or can have on attracting
and retaining business entities in the Borough; services that the
Borough performs or could initiate for business owners and residents
and that could be a positive force for economic revitalization in
the Borough.
The Economic Revitalization Commission is authorized to conduct
pubic education, hold public meetings, work with adjacent boroughs
and townships, participate in county and state programs and make recommendations
to the Council of the Borough of Folcroft on actions it might take
to further the revitalization of the economy in the Borough and particularly
the private sector.
A.
The Commission shall be composed of three business owners/employers/partners
whose business activity occurs in the Borough of Folcroft and two
residents of the Borough of Folcroft appointed by the Council of the
Borough of Folcroft. Two Commission members, one business owner/employer/partner
and one resident, shall serve an initial term of three years; two
commission members, one business owner/employer/partner and one resident,
shall serve for an initial term of two years; and one business owner/employer/partner
for an initial term of one year. The Council of the Borough of Folcroft
shall designate a Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.
B.
On the expiration of the term of any Commission member, a successor
shall be appointed by the Council of the Borough of Folcroft to serve
a term of three years. Vacancies in the office of Commission member
shall be filled by the Council of the Borough of Folcroft for the
unexpired term thereof.
C.
Members of the Economic Revitalization Commission shall serve without
compensation.
D.
The Commission shall conduct its meetings in accordance with Robert's
Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordinances
of the Borough of Folcroft shall govern the Commission and all of
its actions.
