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Required and Suggested Characteristics
(Characteristics listed in bold are minimum requirements) |
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| Membership |
- County Executive or County Mayor
- Two County Commissioners
- The Mayor or City Manager of each city in a county
- Mayors of smaller cities on a rotating basis
- Three City Commissioners, Aldermen, or administrators
- A member of private sector selected by the Executive Committee of the largest Chamber of Commerce
- A member of private sector selected by next largest association of businesses in the county
- A member of private sector selected by the other non-Executive Committee members of the Board
- Three private citizens, at least one of which owns Greenbelt property
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| Terms of Office |
- The County Executive and Mayors serve by virtue of their executive positions in government.
- The remaining positions are staggered four-year terms. The persons first selected to “even number positions” shall have an initial two-year term, thereafter serving for four-year terms. The “odd numbered positions” are for four years from the onset. Vacancies occur for elected officials at the point that person ceases to be a member of that body. All vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term.
- Members shall be eligible for re-selection, if otherwise eligible for that position.
- Terms shall begin on the first day of January of the applicable year.
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Activation
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Upon election of a majority of the Board, the interlocal agreement becomes effective, with the County Executive calling the time and place of the first organizational meeting. Provision is made for election of a temporary Chairman and Secretary pending ratification of the interlocal agreement by all participating governments.
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| Ex-Officio Members |
It may be desirable for a JECDB to include certain ex-officio members to serve in a non-voting, advisory capacity for communication and coordination purposes by virtue of their positions. Possible ex-officio members include:
- Executive Director of the Largest Chamber of Commerce
- Executive Director of the 2nd Largest Chamber of Commerce
- The Superintendent of the County School System
- The Superintendent of the Largest City School System or Special School District
- Representative(s) from local institutes of higher education
- The Chairman of the Industrial Development Board
- Additional ex-officio non-voting members on such terms and conditions as the Board deems desirable
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| Responsibilities of the Board |
- To set policy and priorities
- To approve an annual operating budget and request funds from participating governmental bodies
- To hire and/or terminate the director of the organization
- To develop and maintain a strategic, long-range economic and community development plan
- To coordinate economic and community development activities with existing governmental agencies
- To make periodic progress and status reports to appropriate governmental bodies
- To hold regular meetings, the frequency of which should be at least quarterly
- To elect officers
- To annually designate private sector and private citizen members to serve on Executive Committee
- To appoint ad hoc committees, advisory groups, and ex-officio members as deemed desirable
- To establish a job description for the director of the organization
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| Composition of Executive Committee |
- County Executive or County Mayor
- The Mayor or City Manager of each city in county (Section 15 requires at least the mayors or city managers of the larger municipalities in the county)
- A member of the private sector serving on the board; selected by other private sector members of the board
- A private citizen serving on the board; selected by the other private citizen members of the board
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| Responsibilities of Executive Committee |
- To administer policies of the Board
- To recommend an annual operating budget to the board
- To recommend the hiring or termination of the director
- To supervise the daily operations of the organization and director
- To hold regular meetings (minimum of four meetings per year)
- To meet on call as needed (in addition to monthly meetings)
- To select officers of the Executive Committee
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| Funding and Budgets as Outlined in PC 1101, Section 15 (g)(1) and (2) |
- Jointly funded by all participating governments, based on population percentage times the budget need
- Precise funding formula and revision based on special census as outlined in Act
- Board may accept and expend donations, grants, and payments from persons and entities other than the participating governments
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