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ORDINANCE NO. 2480
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADDING CHAPTER 2.68 TO THE
REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2.68 relating to the establishment of a Business and Economic
Development Advisory Commission is hereby added to the Redlands Municipal Code to read as
follows:
"CHAPTER 2.68
Business and Economic Development Advisory Commission
2.68.010 Established. There is a Business and Economic Development Advisory
Commission is hereby established to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council and to aid the
City in formulating goals, policies and standards relating to business and economic development
within the City.
2.68.020 Membership. The Commission shall consist of eight members who shall each,
with the exception of the student member, shall serve for a four-year staggered term and until his or
her successor is appointed. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies on
the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the Commissioners are appointed. The
Commission members shall be residents of the City of Redlands and neither officers nor employees
of the City. In addition,there shall be one student member to be appointed to the Commission. The
student member's term shall be for one year. The members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.
2.68.030 Members - Forfeiture of Office by Absence. Any Commission member who is
absent from any three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, unless excused from such
attendance by consent of the Commission expressed by action of record in its minutes, shall
automatically forfeit his or her office as a member of the Commission. The vacancy so created
shall be filled pursuant to section 2.68.020.
2.68.040 Organization. The Commission shall annually elect a chairperson and a vice
chairperson and there is no prohibition to the number of terms a member may serve in either
capacity. The Commission shall keep records of all its proceedings and actions and shall have
regular meeting dates in conformance with law. Five members of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum.
2.68.060 Powers and Responsibilities. The powers, duties and responsibilities of the
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Commission shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
A. Recommend to the City Council policies for the retention of businesses within the
community.
B. Assist the City Council by recommending policies to enhance the economic viability of
the City.
C. Advise the City Council by recommending policies for the implementation of the
Redlands Redevelopment Plan.
D. Review and recommend policies and programs to encourage the relocation of new
businesses to the City.
Section 2. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter this
ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th day of September, 2001.
Mayor of the City of Redlands
Attest:
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1,Lorrie Poyzer,City Clerk of the City of Redlands,hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of September,2001 by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers George, Freedman, Peppler, Haws; Mayor Gilbreath
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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