(A) There is created in the town a Department of Economic Development.
(B) The Department shall be under the control of the Development Commission.
(C) The Development Commission shall consist of three members, to be known as the Hagerstown Economic Development Commission; the members shall be selected for appointment by the President of the Town Council as follows.
(1) One member shall be selected by the President of the Town Council, one shall be nominated by the County Council, and one shall be nominated by the Town Council. The members of the Commission shall take office upon their appointment and their terms of office shall run the following number of years from 2-1-1978:
(a) The Commissioner nominated by the Town Council - two years;
(b) The Commissioner nominated by the County Council - one year; and
(c) The Commissioner selected by the President - three years.
(2) The nominations and selection for Commissioners of the Development Commission shall be made by the President, the Town Council, and the County Council within 15 days after receiving notice from the Clerk-Treasurer that they are required to make the nominations and selection. The selectee and nominees shall be appointed by the President within ten days after receiving the nominations. At the expiration of the respective terms of each of the Commissioners originally appointed, their respective successors shall be selected and nominated before the expiration of the term in the same manner as the original appointee, and each succeeding member shall serve for a term of four years. In the event that any governing body fails to make a nomination within the time specified, the President may select and appoint a person without a nomination. In the event any person appointed as Commissioner shall fail to qualify as hereinafter provided within ten days after the mailing to him or her of notice of his or her appointment, or if any member after qualifying shall die, resign, or vacate the office, or be removed as hereinafter provided, a new Commissioner shall be selected or nominated and appointed to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the Commissioner in respect to whom the vacancy occurred, and the Commissioners so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the vacated term. Commissioners shall hold over after the expiration of their terms until their respective successors have been duly appointed and have qualified. The Commissioners shall receive no salaries but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duty and a per diem allowance for each day he or she attends a Commission meeting as set forth in I.C. 36-7-12-15(2).
(D) Each Commissioner, before entering upon his or her duties, shall take and subscribe on oath of office in the usual form, to be endorsed upon the certificate of his or her appointment, which shall be promptly filed with the Clerk-Treasurer. The Commission originally appointed shall meet within 30 days after its appointment at a time and place designated by the President of the Town Council for the purpose of organization and shall meet to reorganize in the month of February of each succeeding year. The Commission shall elect one of its members as President, one as Vice-President, and one as Secretary, each of which officers shall serve from the day of his or her election until January 31 next following his or her election and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(E) The Commission is authorized to adopt the bylaws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for the proper conduct of its proceedings, the carrying out of its duties, and the safeguarding of the funds and property placed in its custody. Regular or special meetings shall be held at the time as it may determine and upon the notice as it may fix, either by resolution or in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws, rules, and regulations adopted. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority shall be necessary to authorize any action.
(F) The Commission shall have all powers, privileges, and duties as provided by state statute and as granted by all acts of the General Assembly.
(Ord. 3-1978, passed 12-3-1978)
Statutory reference:
Promotion of economic development, see I.C. 36-7-12-6 through 36-7-12-15