AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY & PLANNING COMMITTEE -
To consist of five (5) members with responsibility for:
Oversight, representation, and as appropriate, recommendations to the
County Legislature regarding all matters pertaining to the activities,
programs, duties, responsibilities, personnel, expenses of offices, purchase
of equipment, maintenance of records or accounts, or other matters related
to the offices, departments, agencies or programs listed below, including
those specifically identified as follows:
(1) Agriculture: Including all matters related to the Agricultural
District Advisory Committee, Cooperative Extension Association and Board
of Directors, Fish & Wildlife Management Act Board, Soil & Water
Conservation District, Water Resources, and Wildlife and Conservation.
(2) Buildings & Grounds: Including all matters relating
to the maintenance and repair of County buildings and grounds, including
the former County farm buildings and grounds, allocation of space, and
supervision of the construction, reconstruction or remodeling of County
buildings. The planning of any construction or reconstruction of County
buildings shall be the responsibility of the Agriculture, Industry and
Planning Committee.
(3) Planning: Including all matters relating to the promotion
of economic and community development, environmental management, efficiency
of public service, planning of all new construction, reconstruction or
remodeling of County offices and buildings, including the supervision of
all phases of the construction, cooperation with all Town, Village and
City Planning Boards or Commissions, in relation to local development and
preparation of plans, and assisting other Committees of the County Legislature
in gathering data, conducting research, and preparing reports and analyses.
(4) Public Relations: Including all matters relating to the
cooperation and coordination with any Federal, State or local officials
and agencies or Boards, Chambers of Commerce, industrial development agencies,
and any other group in the promotion of improved public relations, including
but not limited to the retention of existing industry, business, agriculture,
dairy, vineyards, recreation, housing, product marketing, civic and educational
projects and their expansion and improvement for the benefit of County
residents; publicizing the County's locational advantages and resources;
and the County exhibit at the annual Steuben County Fair.
(5) County Historian: Including all matters related to the powers
and duties of the County Historian and matters relating to the Steuben
County Hall of Fame.
(6) Consumer Affairs/Weights & Measures: Including all matters
relating to the duties and powers of the County Sealer, consumer affairs
and education.
Representation, oversight, and as appropriate, recommendations to the
County Legislature regarding the following Boards, Commissions, agencies
or organizations:
Steuben County Economic Development District Commission
Energy Committee
Environmental Management Council
Private Industry Council
Regional Housing Council
Steuben County Industrial Development Agency
Resource Conservation and Development Board
Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board
Finger Lakes Association, Inc.
Steuben County Agricultural Society
Steuben County Dairy Festival
Tri-County Tourism Council
Soil & Water Conservation
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