The Town accepts the provision of Connecticut General Statutes
§ 7-136 and pursuant to the authority granted therein does
establish and create an Economic Development Commission for the promotion
and development of the economic resources of the Town.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a new member to fill any
vacancy occurring in the membership of the Economic Development Commission,
such new member so appointed to be of the same political party as
the person creating the vacancy, and the term for such appointment
shall be for the unexpired portion of the term of the person creating
the vacancy.
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The members and alternates 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.
The Economic Development Commission may appoint employees necessary
for the discharge of its duties.
The Economic Development Commission shall conduct research into
the economic conditions and trends in the Town, shall make recommendations
to appropriate officials and agencies of the Town 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 prepare, print and distribute
books, maps, charts and pamphlets which in its judgment will further
its official purposes.
There may be an annual appropriation of funds to the use of
the Economic Development Commission; such appropriation, however,
shall not exceed 1/20 of 1% of the last completed grand list of taxable
property in the Town. The Economic Development Commission shall annually
prepare an itemized estimate of the cost of conducting the affairs
of the Commission for the ensuing year and shall submit such estimate
to the Board of Finance not later than two months preceding the annual
meeting at which appropriations are to be made. The Commission may
transfer any unexpended or uncontracted for portion or portions of
any appropriation for one item to any other item in its itemized estimate.
Expenditures by the Commission shall not exceed the appropriation
made by the Town.
The Economic Development Commission shall report annually to
the Annual Town Meeting on its activities and expenditures during
the preceding year.