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The Shellfish Commission shall have the power to perform the following duties: A. To conduct research into the utilization of areas under the jurisdiction of the Town for shellfish. B. To coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes. C. To release educational materials as is necessary to keep the public informed as to the need of protecting this natural resource. D. To keep an index of all shellfish areas under the jurisdiction of the Town. E. From time to time to recommend to the Mayor and the Town Council regulations necessary to protect and enhance the shellfish in our Town. [Amended 8-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-19 ] F. To keep accurate records of meetings and activities. G. To make annual reports to the Town Council in the...

[Added 3-13-1995 ; amended 8-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-19 ] Persons appointed pursuant to this article shall be exempt from § 22-4 of the Town Code. However, persons appointed pursuant to this article shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 5-30 through 5-38.1 of the Town Code.

[Adopted 12-10-1965 ]

It is found and declared that the continued growth of industrial and research enterprise within the Town is essential to the support of the tax base, to the provision of public services, to the provision of employment opportunities for a growing population and, through the maintenance of the Town's competitive position among the other municipalities of the state, to continue the high standard of living for the citizens of the Town; that the assembly of suitable land resources within the Town to meet the needs of modern, low-density research and industrial requirements is increasingly difficult; and that the provision of utilities, streets and other public services as part of a unified land development operation is difficult to attain at a competitive rate...

[Amended 5-11-1992 ; 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01 ] A. The Economic Development Commission shall consist of nine members and three alternates appointed by the Town Council, as follows: one member representing an employer located in Town which employs 100 or more employees, one member representing an employer located in Town which employs 15 or fewer employees, one member representing a taxpayer in Town which is one of the top 10 highest taxpayers, one member representing the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, one member representing the private nonprofit community in Town and four members and the three alternates appointed from the Town's electorate. Members and alternates shall serve for three years; provided, however, that the four members of the current Econ...

[Amended 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01 ] The Town Council shall appoint the members and alternates of the Commission by a majority vote of all its members and shall fill any vacancy for any unexpired term.

The Economic Development Commission shall choose from among its members a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary and any other officers it shall deem necessary to carry out its purpose.

[Amended 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11 ; 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01 ] The Commission's general mission shall be to create and encourage a planned strategy to increase the Town's well-being by retaining, improving and attracting commerce in order to achieve sustainable improvements in the Town's tax base, its infrastructure, and the quantity and quality of jobs while maintaining and improving Stratford's quality of life. A. The Commission shall promote and develop the economic resources of the Town. B. The Commission shall conduct research into the economic and trends in the Town of Stratford, shall make recommendations to appropriate officials and agencies of the Town of Stratford regarding action to improve the Town's economic condition and development, sh...

[Amended 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11 ] A. The Town Council may annually appropriate to the Economic Development Commission, for its purposes, a sum in accordance with the limitations set forth in Connecticut General Statute Section 7-136. B. The Economic Development Commission shall seek and receive the approval of the Stratford Town Council prior to the Commission's expending or contracting to expend any funds which were appropriated from the Stratford Town Council.

[Adopted 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 08-09 [1] ] [1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Art. IV, Ethics Commission; Ethics Code, adopted 12-8-2005 by Ord. No. 05-26.

This article shall be known as the "Ethics Code for the Town of Stratford."

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BUSINESS WITH WHICH HE OR SHE IS ASSOCIATED Any sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, trust or other entity through which business for profit or not for profit is conducted in which the public official or state employee or member of his immediate family is a director, officer owner, limited or general partner, beneficiary of a trust or holder of stock constituting 5% or more of the total outstanding stock of any class; provided, a public official or state employee, or member of his immediate family, shall not be deemed to be associated with a not-for-profit entity solely by virtue of the fact that the public official or state employee or member of his immediate family is an unpaid director or officer of the not-for-profit entity. "Officer" ...

COMMISSION The Stratford Ethics Commission established pursuant to § 7-148 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

COMPLAINANT Any person, association, company or the Ethics Commission who or which files a complaint pursuant to this Code.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Any information concerning the property, business or affairs of the Town which is exempt or, if put in writing, would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

DOMESTIC PARTNER An adult, unrelated by blood, with whom an unmarried or separated official or employee has an exclusive committed relationship, maintains a mutual residence, and shares basic living expenses.

EMPLOYEE An individual employed by the Town, whether as a classified or unclassified, permanent or temporary, full-time or part-time employee, or employed by contract on a continuing basis and all employees of the Board of Education.

HOUSEHOLD Includes anyone whose primary residence is in the official's or employee's home, including non-relatives who are not rent payers or servants.

IMMEDIATE FAMILY A spouse, domestic partner, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents, siblings and stepsiblings, and grandparents and grandchildren.