[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pleasantville 10-5-2015 by Ord. No. 15-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The City Council of the City of Pleasantville (herein after
the "City"), Atlantic County, New Jersey, hereby establishes the Pleasantville
Economic Development, Tourism and Special Events Advisory Committee
(hereinafter the "Committee").
A.
The primary functions, purposes and goals of the Committee include
the following:
(1)
To discuss, investigate, study and give written advice and recommendations
to City Council as determined by the Committee and/or as may be requested
by City Council regarding economic and business conditions and circumstances
best suited for the City, and the manner and methods by which development
of business conditions and circumstances best suited for the City
may evolve and be encouraged;
(2)
To market and promote the City's economic and business strengths;
(3)
To recommend, in writing, to City Council the means by which stability
and growth can best take place for existing business;
(4)
To work together cooperatively with the County of Atlantic and other
local regional and state organizations, divisions, or departments
having similar goals, in order to be able to recommend to the City
Council the best and most desirable planning implementation, and courses
of action by which the primary functions, purposes and goals of the
City's economic and business interests can be most effectively
and efficiently merged and coordinated with those other organizations,
divisions, or departments having similar goals.
B.
The Committee shall have such additional functions, purposes and
goals as the Committee may request that the City Council establish
subject to the approval of City Council.
A.
The Committee shall consist of nine regular members, all appointed
by the Mayor with the consent of City Council, and all members shall
have a term of office of three calendar years, or such lesser period
of time as may be caused by the date of appointment, with terms expiring
at 11:59 p.m., December 31, of each calendar year. Appointments shall
be staggered such that three appointments expire each year, and each
year three members are appointed to full three-year terms.
B.
The members of the Committee shall be residents or taxpayers of the
City. The Mayor and one member of City Council shall be members of
the Committee. The City Administrator shall be an ex officio member
of the Committee, and City Department Heads may from time to time
attend the meetings of the Committee as directed by the City Administrator.
C.
All regular members of the Committee shall have full voting privileges.
D.
The appointments of regular and ex officio members of the Committee
shall be made by the Mayor and consented to by City Council by resolution
as soon as practicable after the establishment of the Committee by
this chapter in this calendar year of its establishment, and in succeeding
years practicable after the establishment of the Committee by this
chapter in this calendar year of its establishment, and in succeeding
years at the annual City Council reorganization meeting or any subsequent
regular meeting of City Council in January of each calendar year.
E.
No appointment of any member of the Committee may be rescinded or
terminated except for good cause.
F.
Any vacancy created by any registration of any member of the Committee
during any calendar year may be filled by appointment of the Mayor
and consented to by City Council by resolution for the remainder of
that member's term of office.
The Committee is authorized to meet within 30 days of the appointment
of the members.
A.
At the first meeting in each calendar year the Committee shall:
(1)
Elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and a Secretary;
(2)
Establish a schedule of meeting dates for the remainder of the calendar
year.
(3)
Establish a list of primary and lesser goals and a mission statement
for the calendar year;
(4)
Establish a schedule of performance due dates for reports of any
investigation or study to be undertaken by the Committee during the
calendar year.
B.
The Secretary shall prepare accurate written minutes of each Committee
meeting, which minutes shall be approved by the Committee and forwarded
to the Mayor and City Council.
C.
The Committee may organize and appoint subcommittees which shall
perform certain tasks for the Committee and make reports and recommendations
to the Committee. Subcommittee reports and actions shall not be deemed
reports or actions of the full Committee unless adopted by a majority
vote of the Committee.
D.
The Committee shall be an advisory committee to the Mayor and City
Council, and any reports or actions recommended by the Committee shall
not be effective until approved by City Council. The Committee shall
conduct its activities and meetings in accordance with all applicable
state laws which shall include the Open Public Meetings Act[1] and the Open Public Records Act.[2]
