[Adopted 10-18-1977 by Ord. No. 1422]
[Amended 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 1810-94; 12-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1952-99]
A. There is hereby created a committee to be known as
the "Economic Development Task Force" to consist of 15 voting members.
The President of the Board of Commissioners shall nominate for appointment
one individual with a background in banking or public finance or equivalent,
two individuals from small or medium-sized businesses or equivalent
(retail, office and/or medical), two individuals with backgrounds
in economic development, business administration, public administration,
urban planning or landscape design or equivalent, one individual with
a background in architecture or equivalent, and nine citizens at large.
B. The President of the Board of Commissioners shall
also nominate for appointment one member of the Planning Commission,
one member of the Citizens Advisory Committee and one additional citizen
at large to serve as an observer, all of whom shall serve as ex officio
members without any power to vote.
C. The President of the Cheltenham Township School Board
shall also nominate for appointment one member of the School Board
who shall serve as an ex officio member without any power to vote.
D. The following additional individuals shall serve as
ex officio members of the committee without any power to vote: Township
Manager, Township Solicitor, Assistant Township Manager, Director
of Fiscal Affairs, Main Street Manager.
E. Upon three unexcused absences of any voting members
in a calendar year, the Chairman of the Economic Development Task
Force may recommend to the Board of Commissioners removal from the
Task Force.
Members of the committee shall serve for terms
of two years, except that those members who serve in a representative
capacity shall cease to serve if replaced by a successor within said
term.
[Amended 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 1810-94]
The committee shall have the following powers
and duties:
A. To recommend policies and programs to the Board of
Commissioners that will facilitate effective economic development
activities in the Township.
B. To coordinate the goals and objectives of the Township’s
citizen advisory committees involved with economic development and
community revitalization, and to achieve consensus on issues pertaining
to economic development.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2161-08]