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0 <br /> Staff Memo <br /> To: Economic Development Commission Members <br /> From: Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator <br /> Date: January 18, 1996 <br /> Agenda Item: Election of President and Vice President <br /> (5.A) <br /> As a requirement of the Municipal Code, Chapter 408.07, Subdivision 1, Economic <br /> Development Commission, Organization, the Commission is required to appoint a <br /> chairperson and vice chairperson at the first regular meeting. <br /> Chairperson: <br /> The chairperson is subject to the approval of the Authority with a term of one year. <br /> i General duties of the chairperson include facilitating the Economic Development <br /> Commission meetings, notify Authority of vacancies, call special meetings, and <br /> mediate conflicts which disrupt the effectiveness of EDC meetings. <br /> The Chairperson in 1995 was Phil Seipp, President of Sysco Minnesota. Mr. Seipp will <br /> not be on the EDC in 1996. <br /> Vice Chairperson: <br /> The vice chairperson is voted in by the Commission and is not required to be <br /> approved by the Authority. The vice chairperson assumes the responsibilities of the <br /> chairperson in his/her absence. <br /> The Vice Chairperson in 1995 was Dan Nelson, resident. <br /> It has been an unwritten policy of the EDC to alternate the Chair and Vice Chair seat <br /> between a resident and business representative. Following this policy for 1996 the <br /> Chair should be a resident and the Vice Chair should be a business representative. <br /> Nominations for appointment of the above officers will be requested at the January <br /> 25th meeting with a vote to follow. The President appointment will be put before the <br /> EDA at the February 12, 1996 meeting for approval. <br /> 111 <br />