An advisory council to be known as the "Exeter Township Economic
Development Advisory Council" ("Council") is hereby created and shall
continue to function until this chapter is repealed.
The Council shall be composed of an odd number of members, at
the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, as follows: a majority
of the members shall be Township residents with the remainder being
taxpayers and Township business representatives or economic development
experts.
Council members shall be appointed in accordance with the following
procedures:
A. All Council members shall be appointed by the Board.
B. Council members' terms of office shall expire on the first Monday
in (January) following the last year of their term of office.
C. Duly appointed Council members shall serve a term of three years,
except that the initial appointments shall be so staggered that the
terms of approximately 1/3 of the Council members shall expire each
year.
All members are to comply with the Pennsylvania Ethics Law,
Act 170 of 1978, as amended, and the conflicts of interest policies of
Exeter Township, Berks County. The Council will also be bound by the
Pennsylvania Sunshine Act.
Council members shall receive no compensation for their services,
but may be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred
by them in the performance of their duties, with the approval of the
Board.
The Council shall be advisory to, and shall coordinate its activities
with, the Board, the Township Planning Commission, and other local
governmental boards and agencies.
The members of the Council shall designate the Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Secretary of the Council.
The Council shall have the following powers:
A. Identify economic development issues, problems, challenges, and opportunities
affecting the Township, the areas surrounding the Township, and the
Township's residents.
B. Recommend plans and programs to the appropriate agencies for the
promotion of responsible business development, and improvement of
the business climate within the Township and the areas surrounding
the Township.
C. Make recommendations as to the optimal uses of land for purposes
of business development within the Township.
D. Promote a community business development program.
E. Keep an index of all areas, publicly or privately owned, which are
suitable for business development.
F. To undertake such tasks as requested by the Board, and/or to propose
business development/economic opportunity issues that the Council
considers to be significant to be undertaken within the community.
G. The Council shall operate in accordance with the bylaws of the Council,
as approved and amended from time to time by the Board.
The Council shall forward to the Board of Supervisors for consideration
recommendations on all items requiring official action.
The Board may, from time to time, appropriate funds for expenses
to be incurred by the Council.
The Council shall meet no less than quarterly on dates to be
determined at the Council's first scheduled meeting of each calendar
year.