ORDINANCE NO. 8719

RESOLUTION NO. ____

A JOINT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER I, ARTICLE 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2011 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO THE JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, AND REPEALING THE EXISTING ARTICLE AND SECTIONS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS:

SECTION 1:   Existing Chapter I, Article 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed in its entirety, it being the intent that Section 2 of this Ordinance supersede it.

SECTION 2:   Chapter I, Article 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby enacted and shall read as follows:

ARTICLE 20. JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

1-2001             JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: MEMBERSHIP; LENGTH OF TERMS.

(A) The Joint Economic Development Council ("JEDC") shall have twelve (12) voting members, comprising the following positions:   President/CEO of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; Chair of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; a Lawrence City Commissioner designated by the Lawrence City Commission;  a County Commissioner designated by the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County;  the University of Kansas Chancellor or designee; the Executive Chair of the Bioscience and Technology Business Center, Inc. or designee; two (2) representatives from the business community appointed by the Chamber President; two (2) community members appointed by the City Commission; two (2) community members appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County.

(B) In addition, the JEDC shall have five (5) ex-officio members: the Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; the Douglas County Administrator, the Lawrence City Manager, the City Administrator of the City of Eudora or designee; and the City Administrator of the City of Baldwin City or designee.

(C)       Appointed members of the Council shall serve three (3) year terms, except when appointed to fill out an unexpired term.  Members may serve for two consecutive three-year terms.  If originally appointed to an unexpired term, the member may complete that term plus two consecutive three-year terms. 

1-2002             SAME; DUTIES.

The purpose of the JEDC is to provide general oversight and vision of the economic development efforts to attract and to retain jobs in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas. The duties of the JEDC shall include the approval of budget requests to the Chamber Board, the City Commission and the County Commission.   The JEDC shall also recommend economic development policies and initiatives to the Chamber Board, the City Commission and the County Commission, as the JEDC determines appropriate.

1-2003             SAME; MEETINGS.

 The meetings of the JEDC shall be governed by the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The JEDC shall meet as needed, but not less than on a quarterly basis.

1-2004             SAME; CHAIR.

The JEDC shall be chaired by the President/CEO of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. The JEDC shall provide for the preparation and approval of minutes of JEDC meetings, and shall provide copies of the same to the governing bodies of the City and the County

1-2005             SAME; BYLAWS.

The JEDC may adopt bylaws governing the operation of the JEDC, provided that such bylaws do not conflict with the provisions of this City ordinance or County resolution.

SECTION 3. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect immediately following its adoption and publication as provided by law.

ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ___ day of August, 2012.

APPROVED:

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Robert J. Schumm

                                                                                    Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jonathan M. Douglass

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler                                                        

City Attorney

Approved by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, this ___ day of __________, 2012.

Board of County Commissioners of

Douglas County, Kansas

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Mike Gaughan, Chair

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Nancy Thellman, Commissioner

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Jim Flory, Commissioner

ATTEST:

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Jameson D. Shew, County Clerk 

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk, one to the City Attorney, and one to the County Clerk.