(A) The membership of the EAC shall consist of seven persons, appointed by the Mayor, subject to the advice and consent of the City Council.
(B) EAC membership shall be limited to residents of Oak Forest or owners/operators of businesses within Oak Forest, appointed at-large, but remain representative of a cross-section of the city’s civic, business and professional leadership, having demonstrated the skills and expertise necessary to the implementation of a successful economic development program.
(C) The EAC’s membership shall serve rotating terms of three years, with initial membership limited to the following terms of office:
(1) Four members shall serve for an initial term of two years; and
(2) Three members shall serve for an initial term of three years.
(D) In addition to the appointed membership from the community at-large, one ex-officio member, an alderman, serving as the representative of, and direct liaison to, the City Council, and the executive director of the Oak Forest Chamber of Commerce, serving as the representative of, and direct liaison to, the Chamber of Commerce, shall be considered full voting members of the EAC with all rights, privileges and responsibilities, thereto assigned. Given the unique nature of the position and the need to maintain an effective relationship with the Chamber of Commerce, as the primary group representing business interests which may extend outside the corporate limits of Oak Forest, the residency requirement shall be waived for the Chamber’s executive director.
(E) At a minimum, meetings shall be held quarterly; however, the chair of the EAC shall reserve the right to convene additional meetings, at the request of the Mayor, City Council and/or community development coordinator, as circumstances dictate.
(F) The EAC shall be empowered to elect a member of its body to serve as chair, acting theretofore, as the EAC’s public spokesman, where applicable. The city’s Community Development Coordinator and the Community Development Department shall provide staff support to the EAC, as time, budget and staff resources permit.
(2000 Code, § 2.72.020) (Ord. 2842, §2, passed --2004; Am. Ord. 2011-06-0345O, passed 6-14-2011)