§ 33.03 MEETINGS AND OFFICERS.

   The Village President shall appoint one of the members of the Commission as its Chairman with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. The Commission may select any other officers as it deems advisable from its own members. The initial officers shall serve until April 30, 2013. All subsequent officers shall serve for two years. The initial selection of officers shall be heard at the first meeting of the newly constituted Commission, with subsequent elections being held on the first meeting date following April 30 of the odd number years. Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of all business of the Commission. The Commission shall meet at least once a month. Meetings shall be scheduled on a regular basis; special meetings may be called by the Chairperson. Notices of meetings shall be given and meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Records of the Commission are subject in all respects to the Freedom of Information Act.

(Ord. 11-41, passed 9-27-11; Am. Ord. 18-7, passed 1-23-18)

§ 33.04 DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.

   The Commission shall have, exercise and perform the following powers, duties and functions.

   (A)   Create subcommittees including four subcommittees entitled Long and Short Term Planning, Policy and Procedures, Fundraising and Organizing Volunteers. The Commission may create any other ad-hoc committees as it deems necessary.

   (B)   Promote, encourage and guide the development of village recreation programs and services.

   (C)   Solicit and obtain funds, services and real and personal property for purposes related to the goals and purpose of the Commission from individuals, organizations, municipal corporations and any other source permitted by law. All funds and real and personal property solicited or received by the Commission shall be received in the name of the village. Funds received by the Commission shall be delivered to the Village Treasurer and accounted for by the Treasurer in accordance with normal village practices.

   (D)   Coordinate with the Parks Supervisor volunteer activities and coordinate volunteer days to help maintain and improve park properties.

   (E)   Review the annual Chatham summer recreation program and provide comments. The Commission may also be asked to assist in the activities or help provide volunteers for the Chatham summer recreation program.

   (F)   Provide policy guidance and program recommendations to the Village Board.

   (G)   Prepare minutes of its meetings and prepare an annual report to the Village Board not later than April 1 of each year.

   (H)   Adopt by-laws governing the organization and the exercise of the powers herein given to it and the performance of the duties and functions imposed on it by this subchapter; provided, that such by-laws shall not be in conflict with any of the provisions of this subchapter and shall be subject to approval by the Village Board prior to adoption by the Commission.

(Ord. 11-41, passed 9-27-11)

TAX INCREMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

§ 33.20 CREATION; COMPOSITION.

   There is hereby created a Tax Increment Economic Development Advisory Committee (hereinafter, the COMMITTEE) which shall consist of a chairperson and eight members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. All nine members of the Committee shall be persons who by occupation, training or experience have knowledge of economic development or of the social and economic needs of the village. All such persons shall also meet the qualifications for office established by the Illinois Municipal Code, except that they need not be residents of the village. All members shall serve five year terms or until their successors have been appointed. Of the initial board members appointed pursuant to this subchapter, two including the chairperson, shall have an initial term of five years, two shall have an initial term of four years, two shall have an initial term of three years, two shall have an initial term of two years, and one shall have an initial term of one year. Members shall serve without compensation. The Village President, the Village Administrator, and the Trustee appointed by the Board of Trustees to serve as liaison shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Committee. Other business persons, developers or interested parties can be added as ex officio members at the discretion of the President. A member who has missed three consecutive unexcused absences from meetings may at the discretion of the Village President be deemed to have vacated the office.

(Ord. 96-93, passed 5-28-96)

Cross-reference:

   Economic Development Coordinator/TIF District Administrator, see § 31.52

§ 33.21 DUTIES AND POWERS.

   The Committee shall have the following duties and powers:

   (A)   It shall meet at least once every six weeks, except during the months of June, July and August. Additional meetings may be called at any time by the Chairperson, the Village President, or the Village Trustee serving as liaison to the Committee. All meetings shall be open to the public, and the Committee shall comply in all respects with statues and ordinances pertaining to open meetings and availability of public documents. In the event a quorum of the Committee is not present for a meeting, the members present may discuss the business of the Committee but may make and record no votes except a vote on a motion to adjourn the meeting to a later time and place.

   (B)   It shall have the duties of the former Economic Development Commission, and as such shall consider and, when requested by the President or the Village Board, render reports regarding the following subjects:

      (1)   Survey existing information and determine what additional information is needed.

      (2)   Assess the types of development that will be supported by the community;

      (3)   Develop a strategy for expansion of Chatham's economic base with a view to increasing services available to citizens and net tax revenues for the village;

      (4)   Determine whether the village should engage an economic development consultant, and if so, recommended a consultant.

   (C)   It shall advise the Village Board regarding redevelopment issues and opportunities within any redevelopment project area, including but not limited to considering all applications for private redevelopment project activities in any TIF District, and when requested by the corporate authorities, for public redevelopment project activities in any TIF District (as those terms are defined in "An Ordinance Approving the Village of Chatham Downtown Tax Increment Redevelopment Plan, Designating the Downtown Tax Increment Project Area, Adopting Tax Increment Financing and Establishing Procedures with Respect to the Downtown Tax Increment Financing Area and Plan, Ordinance No. 92-47), in accordance with "Regulations Governing Applications for Private Redevelopment Project Activities--Village of Chatham TIF Districts" attached to Ordinance No. 96-93 as Exhibit A.

(Ord. 96-93, passed 5-28-96)

§ 33.22 MEMBERS SUBJECT TO ETHICS PROVISIONS.

   The Tax Increment Economic Development Advisory Committee and its members are subject to the Village of Chatham Ethics Ordinance, § 31.03 of the Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. 96-93, passed 5-28-96)

ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES