A Bureau of Community Development and Economic
Development is created to coordinate and direct various community
and economic activities of the City of Pottsville. The Bureau shall
be assigned to the Department of Public Affairs.
The Bureau of Community and Economic Development
shall be headed by a Bureau Director whose title shall be "Community
and Economic Development Director." The Mayor, with advice and consent
of the City Council, shall appoint the Community and Economic Development
Director.
The Bureau of Community and Economic Development
shall plan and administer all federal, state and other financial assistance
programs unless otherwise designated to another agency by the City
Council. The Bureau of Community and Economic Development shall prepare
and/or review all applications for funding and shall recommend to
the City Council appropriate action to implement funded programs.
All City agencies involved with community and/or economic development
shall apprise the Bureau of plans, proposals or applications and,
during implementation of special programs, provide periodic progress
reports.
The Bureau of Community and Economic Development
shall be directly responsible for the coordination of all activities
included in the City's Community Development Program. This includes
coordination of those activities which may be assigned to the Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Pottsville under a cooperation agreement
approved by the City Council and the Redevelopment Authority Board.
The Bureau may be assigned additional persons and/or retain consultant
services subject to the City Council's approval. Expenditures by this
Bureau shall be made with non-general fund revenues unless the City
Council incorporates expenditures in the approved annual operating
budget. The City Council's authorization of a contractual agreement
for financial assistance which includes an approved budget for expenditures
shall constitute authorization for incurring of expenditures.
The Mayor shall be responsible to the City Council
for operation of the Bureau of Community and Economic Development
and shall submit quarterly reports on the status of community development
projects in the City of Pottsville.