[Adopted 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as
Ch. 9, Art. IV, of the 1998 Code]
[Amended 9-8-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-28]
An Economic Development Commission may be formed
at the discretion of the Mayor, consisting of 11 members appointed
by the Mayor with advice and consent of Council, who shall be residents
of the Township of Ewing, except that there may be a total of three
nonresidents so long as such nonresident owns or is employed by a
business located in the Township, and shall be selected on the basis
of qualifications and fitness for service on the Commission.
The Commission shall choose from among its members
a Chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary.
Four members of the Commission shall be appointed
for a term of one year and until the appointment and qualification
of their successors; four members shall be appointed to serve for
a term of two years and until the appointment and qualification of
their successors; and three members shall be appointed for a term
of three years and until the appointment and qualification of their
successors. All subsequent terms thereafter shall be for a period
of three years.
The members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.
The duties of the Economic Development Commission
shall be as follows:
A.
To conduct a study and survey of the opportunities
of the Township of Ewing for industrial expansion and development.
B.
To analyze the several and various industries of the
nation with a view to ascertaining the type of industry best suited
to the economic and social improvement of the Township.
C.
To recommend to the Township Council and the Planning
Board reasonable and desirable restrictions concerning industrial
sites in order to safeguard property values of established residential
areas in the Township.
D.
To recommend to the Township Council and the Planning
Board desirable and suitable areas within the Township for the location
of industry, light manufacturing and business.
E.
To promote the advantages of the Township for industrial
settlement.
F.
To encourage expansion of existing industry and business
to the best interest of the Township.
G.
To prepare, develop and distribute any and all types
of material and data advertising the advantages of the Township to
new business and industry.
H.
To make semiannual reports to the Township Council
setting forth and detailing therein the activities and operations
of the Commission during the preceding six months.
The Commission shall receive from all officials
and all authorized boards, departments and offices of the Township
such assistance as may be required by the Commission in performing
its duties, and the Commission shall be given access to all municipal
records and information which may assist it in the performance of
its duties.
There shall be appropriated in each annual budget
of the Township such sum as may be determined by the Township Council
to be necessary for the purpose of advertising the advantages of the
Township, and the Commission is authorized to use and expend such
funds for such purposes upon the adoption of the annual budget.
