The Millville Development Corporation is created.
The City of Millville is hereby authorized to act as an incorporator
to create a nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Millville UEZ
Zone Development Corporation," and the Vice Mayor (Director of Revenue
and Finance) and the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized to execute
a certificate of incorporation containing provisions authorized by
and consistent with this article.
The purpose to be included in the certificate of incorporation
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq. shall be to encourage private
investment within the Urban Enterprise Zone located within the City
of Millville.
The Board of Directors of the Millville UEZ Zone Development
Corporation shall consist of and operate pursuant to the following
conditions:
A. The Board of Directors shall consist of 11 members.
B. Selection of the Board members shall be made by the Mayor of the
City with the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners. Members
of the Board of Directors shall be selected from the following areas:
two Commissioners from the governing body; three members from the
City's administrative staff; five members from the business and
community organizations within the City; and one at-large member from
the residents of the City.
C. Seven members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
D. All ordinary business conducted by the Corporation shall be approved
by a simple majority of those Board members who are present at any
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.
E. Extraordinary business conducted by the Corporation such as an amendment
to the certificate of incorporation, approval or modification of the
bylaws, proposals for projects to be undertaken by the Corporation,
and the hiring and firing of professional, technical and consultant
personnel shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
entire Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall develop bylaws
and may hire an Executive Director to supervise the day-to-day activities
of the Corporation. The Board shall develop qualifications for the
Executive Director and shall thereafter hire a person who meets said
qualifications for the Executive Director and shall thereafter hire
a person who meets said qualifications for a term specified by the
Board. The Board may also hire such other persons, including professional
persons, as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the Corporation.
The registered office of the Corporation shall be 12 South High
Street, Post Office Box 609, Millville, New Jersey 08332, and the
registered agent shall be the City Clerk of the City of Millville.
The duration of the Corporation shall be indefinite unless the
Corporation is terminated by the adoption of an ordinance of the governing
body of the City of Millville.
Upon termination of the Corporation, the Corporation's
assets shall be distributed to the City of Millville as required by
the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act and consistent with the Internal Revenue Code.
The certificate of incorporation shall include the address of
the Corporation's initial registered office and the name of the
Corporation's initial registered agent. Thereafter, the Board
of Directors is authorized to change the Corporation's registered
office and the Corporation's registered agent consistent with
the provisions of the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act.
The certificate of incorporation shall also contain the names
and addresses of the first Board of Directors of the Corporation and
such additional information as may be required by the New Jersey Nonprofit
Corporation Act.