A. Appointments And Qualifications: The economic development commission shall consist of the following seven (7) voting commissioners. All commissioners shall serve without compensation. All commissioners shall be appointed by the village president with the advice and consent of the board of trustees. It is desirable that commissioners be active in the Hinsdale business community or otherwise aware of matters affecting the village and its business community.
1. At least three (3) commissioners shall be residents (at large) of the village.
2. At least three (3) commissioners shall be persons involved in the Hinsdale business community, such as hospital or bank officials or officers, members of the Chamber of Commerce or a business owner, property owner or retail merchant.
B. Terms Generally: Except as provided in subsection C of this section related to initial terms, each appointment of a commissioner shall be for a term of three (3) years and until that commissioner's replacement has been appointed.
C. Initial Terms: At the time the commission is first constituted, the initial terms shall be as follows:
1. For one year: One retail merchant and two (2) residents at large.
2. For two (2) years: One retail merchant, the one representative of an institutional organization, and one resident at large.
3. For three (3) years: One retail merchant, the one representative of the Hinsdale chamber of commerce, and one resident at large.
Each term thereafter shall be for three (3) years, as provided in subsection B of this section.
D. Vacancies: Any vacancy in the position of commissioner shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
E. Chairperson And Vice Chairperson: The village president, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, shall appoint one commissioner as chairperson and one commissioner as vice chairperson of the commission. The chairperson, or the vice chairperson in the absence of the chairperson, shall preside at all meetings and shall fulfill the customary functions of the position of chairperson. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve without compensation. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve in those positions until the expiration of their terms or until the village president has made new appointments to those positions, whichever is sooner. (Ord. O2012-26, 6-5-2012; amd. Ord. O2015-32, 10-7-2015; Ord. O2019-31, 10-1-2019)