[Adopted 3-18-1997 by Ord. No. 1268]
There is hereby created the position of the
Executive Director of the Municipal Industrial Committee who shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
The Executive Director of the Municipal Industrial
Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and may be removed
at any time without cause with 30 days' notice.
The Executive Director shall, subject to the
direction of the Municipal Industrial Committee, do the following:
A.
Inquire into, survey and publicize the extent, advantages
and utility of the vacant lands of the borough, whether municipally
owned or otherwise.
B.
Classify such vacant lands according to their adaptability
for the settlement thereon of various types of industrial enterprises.
C.
Study and analyze the various industries of the state
and, to the extent it deems necessary for its purposes, the industries
of other states, with a view to ascertaining the opportunities for
the industrial expansion of the borough. In this connection the reports,
records, statistics, compendia and similar documents of existing federal,
state, county, municipal and other governmental and public agencies,
as well as of responsible private institutions, boards, agencies and
similar bodies interested in the compilation of the information relating
to industry, shall be resorted to, wherever possible, in order to
avoid unnecessary original research and gathering of source material.
D.
Advertise the industrial advantages and opportunities
of the borough and the availability of real estate within the borough
for industrial settlement and to encourage and accomplish such industrial
settlement within the borough.
E.
Solicit the several industries to purchase or lease
the vacant lands and property of or in the borough.
F.
Assist in the sale or lease of the borough's vacant
lands to industries whose settlement thereon is best calculated to
advance the interests of the borough and of its citizens and inhabitants.
