Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2017 08 07

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ARTICLE II Members Section 1. Number of Members. The Committee shall consist of seven (7) members whom City Council shall appoint. Section 2. Member Requirements. The members shall be comprised of Louisville residents having business experience or persons who may not be Louisville residents but who own or operate a business in the City Section 3. City Employees. Members may not be employees of the City of Louisville at any time during their appointment to the Committee. Section 4. Term of Members. Each member shall be appointed for a three-year term. A member's term of office shall commence January 1 and shall expire December 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Council shall have the authority at the time of appointment to any vacancy to reduce the length of a member's term as necessary to avoid more than two thirds of members' terms expiring at the same time. Section 5. Compensation. Members shall serve without compensation. Expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties of office may be paid only if the expense and amount thereof are approved and authorized in advance by a writing signed by the City Manager. (Louisville Home Rule Charter Section 10-2e). Section 6. City Liaison. The City Manager shall appoint a City staff member to act as liaison to the Committee. Such liaison may advise the Committee, make recommendations, and bring items for discussion. Such liaison is not a member of the Committee, does not vote on matters before the Committee, and may not be counted as a part of a quorum. ARTICLE III Officers and Personnel Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Committee shall be a Chair, a Vice - Chair, and a Secretary. Section 2. Chair. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Committee. Section 3. Vice -Chair. The Vice -Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the Chair's absence or inability to act. In the event of the absence or inability to act of both the Chair and Vice -Chair, the remaining members shall select some other member of the Committee to temporarily perform the duties of the Chair. Paged of 8