WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 478
23-1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONTROL.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL COUNTY SHALL
HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND SUPPORT
THE OPERATIONS OF AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL
DEFENSE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CONTROL
CENTER FOR THE RECEIVING AND DISPATCHING OF ALL EQUIPMENT
AND PERSONNEL IN ANY EMERGENCY. THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE FOR CECIL COUNTY.

CHAPTER 26
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

26-1. CREATION.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF CECIL COUNTY IS
CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE GENERAL WELFARE
OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP
CECIL COUNTY'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES PERTAINING TO COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE,
FORESTRY, TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL, TOURISM AND RECREATION,
AND TO COOPERATE AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING INDUSTRIES
AND BUSINESSES, AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE
ESTABLISHING AND LOCATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES IN
CECIL COUNTY AND OTHER MATTERS INTENDED TO FOSTER AND
DEVELOP GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS OF
ALL WHO ARE NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE RESIDENTS OF CECIL
COUNTY.

26-2. COMPOSITION; MEMBERS.

THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF NOT FEWER THAN NINE (9)
NOR MORE THAN FIFTEEN (15) MEMBERS, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE MEMBERS SHALL
REPRESENT A CROSS-SECTION OF THE ECONOMIC COMPOSITION OF
CECIL COUNTY AND SHALL BE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR KNOWN
EXPERIENCE AND INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CECIL COUNTY.
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE SAME CATEGORIC
INTEREST SHALL JOINTLY SEND TO THE BOARD A LIST OF NOT LESS
THAN TWO (2) NOR MORE THAN THREE (3) NAMES OF PERSONS DULY
QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE COMMISSION.

26-3. TERMS OF OFFICE; SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION;
ORGANIZATION.

THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SERVE FOR TWO (2)
YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT AND ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT. THEY SHALL SERVE WITHOUT
COMPENSATION BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY TRAVEL

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