[Adopted 7-8-2009 by Ord. No. 589]
The City shall provide and maintain a system of municipal parks
and sites as it deems necessary.
A Municipal Advisory Board for Parks and Open Space shall be
established. This Commission shall have eight total members consisting
of a Chairman who will serve a three-year term, four members who will
serve two-year terms, and three members who will serve one-year terms.
All recommendations will be made to the City Council for approval.
Members may or may not be City residents and are appointed by the
Mayor.
[Adopted 6-10-2020 by Ord. No. 698]
The City of Crisfield Economic Development Commission is hereby
established and shall operate as an advisory board to the Mayor and
Council in accordance with the provisions of this article. (For purposes
of this article, the term "Commission" shall hereinafter refer to
the City of Crisfield Economic Development Commission.)
The Commission is an advisory body to the Mayor and Council.
The Commission is charged with researching, reviewing and making recommendations
to the Mayor and Council on issues relating to economic development
within the City, and the duties of the Commission shall be as follows:
A. To
identify and promote economic development for the City.
B. To
support and encourage the growth and retention of existing businesses
and industry within the City.
C. To
support and encourage the location of new industry and residential
development within the City and surrounding area.
D. To
review proposed and existing legislation and policies of the Mayor
and Council relating to economic development within the City, and
to study the impact such legislation and policies have or may have
on economic development within the City and surrounding area.
E. To
recommend financial incentives and financing methods that will foster
economic development within the City.
F. To
cooperate with other governmental agencies involved with economic
development.
G. To
conduct studies and surveys on matters relating to economic development
as deemed desirable by the Mayor and Council.
H. To
support and encourage conventions and tourism beneficial to the City
and surrounding area.
I. To
work with existing community enterprises to identify problems which
inhibit economic growth within the City and surrounding area.
J. To
make recommendations to the Mayor and Council that will enhance economic
growth within the City, when desirable and feasible to do so.
K. To
develop plans to revitalize the City's Main Street area and other
business districts of the City for review and consideration by the
Mayor and Council.
Meetings of the Commission shall be held regularly and not less
than one time each month, at such times as the Commission shall determine.
The City shall furnish the Commission with a meeting space and office
supplies necessary for the conduct of Commission meetings. All meetings
of the Commission shall be open to the public, except any closed meeting
of the Commission as permitted by MD General Provisions, § 3-301
et seq. (Maryland's Open Meetings Act). All meetings of the Commission,
including any closed meeting or closed portion of any meeting of the
Commission, shall be convened and conducted in compliance with all
applicable provisions of Maryland's Open Meetings Act.
A minimum of three members of the Commission shall be considered
a quorum for the transaction of official business by the Commission.
The Commission, by resolution approved by the Mayor and Council,
may adopt such rules and regulations as deemed necessary by the Commission
for the proper performance of its duties and the transaction of its
business in accordance with the provisions of this article.
The Chairperson of the Commission shall designate a recording
secretary to take minutes of each Commission meeting; additionally,
all Commission meetings shall be recorded electronically. A copy of
the minutes for each meeting of the Commission shall be made available
for public inspection at the offices of City Hall, unless such meeting
minutes or any portion thereof is subject to nondisclosure under Maryland
law.
The members of the Commission shall elect a Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson from its members, each of whom shall serve a term
of two years, and the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Commission
shall be eligible for reelection to such office upon the expiration
of the term.
The Commission shall provide an annual report to the Mayor and
Council detailing the work of the Commission during the reporting
period, which shall include the accomplishments of the Commission
during the reporting period, the goals of the Commission for the following
reporting period, and all recommendations relating to the expansion,
support or promotion of economic development within the City that
the Commission deems advisable for consideration by the Mayor and
Council.