[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Union as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 8-9-1977 by Ord. No. 3220A (Ch.
34, Art. I, of the 2004 Code)]
[Amended 3-9-1993 by Ord. No. 4233; 5-11-1993 by Ord. No.
4242; 12-28-1995 by Ord. No. 4421]
There is hereby established an Economic Development
Committee, which shall consist of 13 members, classified and appointed
as follows:
A.
Class I: one member
of the Township Committee to be appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence
of the Township Committee.
B.
Class II: the Municipal
Administrator.
C.
Class III: the
Director of Economic Development.
D.
Class IV: five
other members of the public at large appointed by the Mayor with the
concurrence of the Township Committee.
E.
Class V: five alternate
members of the public at large appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence
of the Township Committee.
[Amended 3-9-1993 by Ord. No. 4233; 5-11-1993 by Ord. No.
4242; 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 4842]
A.
All members of
the Committee shall serve without compensation. The terms of the members
comprising Class I and Class II shall correspond to their respective
terms of office. The Class III member shall serve for three years.
Class IV and V members shall serve for periods of one year.
B.
Appointments to
fill a vacancy of a Class III member shall be for the unexpired term
only.
The Committee shall act in an advisory capacity
to the Mayor and Township Committee on all matters concerning industrial,
business and commercial development within the limits of the Township
of Union, not in conflict with the rights and duties of the Union
Township Planning Board. The Committee shall have full and complete
charge of all expenditures of funds allocated to said Committee by
the budget of said Township, and said Township shall not be liable
for any amount greater than that appropriated for said Committee by
the Township Committee. The Committee may solicit funds from interested
citizens or other municipalities.
The Committee shall elect a Chairman and create
and fill such other offices as it shall deem necessary and shall create
and fill such committees and positions not limited to its membership
as it shall deem necessary.
A.
The Committee shall
have the power to adopt bylaws and rules and regulations subject to
the approval thereof by the Township Committee.
B.
The Committee shall
have the power to make recommendations to the Township Committee and
shall periodically render reports of its activities to said Township
Committee.
[Adopted 1-26-1999 by Ord. No. 4578 (Ch.
34, Art. II, of the 2004 Code)]
There is hereby created a Department of Economic
Development.
Pursuant to New Jersey Civil Service Commission
rules, the position of Director of Economic Development is hereby
created.
The Department of Economic Development shall
be under the control of the Township Administrator and subject to
such rules and regulations that may, from time to time, be adopted
by the Township Committee by either ordinance or resolution.
Subject to budgetary appropriations and direction
of the Township Administrator, the Director of Economic Development
shall coordinate and supervise daily operations.
The Director of Economic Development shall administer
and control the following functions thereto:
A.
Make recommendations
to the Township Committee for economic development policy.
B.
Coordinate all
Township economic development plans and activities.
C.
Provide liaison
with the Township of Union Chamber of Commerce, Union County Economic
Development Authority, Union County Chamber of Commerce and the Township's
special improvement district.
D.
Maintain an inventory
of industrial and commercial properties.
E.
Identify suitable
sites for development for available industrial and office sites.
F.
Develop programs
to market the Township's assets and advantages.
G.
Encourage the
establishment of new industries and businesses in the Township.
H.
Provide assistance
in financial packaging for county, state and federal.
I.
Development of
programs and strategies to inform the citizenry of community development
programs and projects that will benefit them.
J.
Coordinate activities
to develop community support for Township programs.
K.
Coordinate with
the Township Planning and Zoning Board and provide assistance upon
request in all matters under their jurisdiction.
L.
Conduct studies
and collect statistical and other data as needed.
