(A) Established; membership; term.
(1) An Economic Development Citizen Advisory Commission is established. This Commission shall consist of five registered voters of the city. Each member shall serve a term of two years, except that for the first Commission appointments, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term and two members shall be appointed for a one-year term. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. At least one member of the Commission shall have expertise or experience in the field of business finance or accounting.
(2) No member of the Commission shall be an elected or appointed city official, an employee of the city or participant in a decision making position regarding expenditures of program funds, or an officer or employee of any qualifying business receiving financial assistance under the city economic development program or any financial institution participating directly in the program. Provided, the City Services Superintendent or his or her designee shall serve as program liaison officer and shall be an ex officio member of the Commission with responsibility for assisting the Commission and providing it with necessary information and advice on the program.
(3) In addition, the City Services Superintendent is designated as the program administrator for the program with duties and responsibilities as provided for in the municipal economic development plan.
(Prior Code, § 2-212)
(B) Duties; meetings. The Economic Development Citizen Advisory Commission shall review the city economic development program and advise the City Council with regard to the program, and perform any other duties as prescribed by state law. It shall schedule regular meetings at least quarterly. At least once in every six-month period, the Commission shall report to the City Council on its findings and suggestions at a public hearing called for that purpose.
(Prior Code, § 2-213)
(C) Access to confidential information. Members of the Economic Development Citizen Advisory Commission may be permitted access to business information received by the city in the course of its administration of the program, which information would otherwise be confidential under state law or by agreement with a qualifying business participating in the program. Unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information shall be a Class III misdemeanor pursuant to state law.
(Prior Code, § 2-214)
(Ord. 581, passed 12-18-1996) Penalty, see § 32.99