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RESOLUTION # 97-11
ENDORSING
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, The Regional Competitiveness Act was passed by the 1996 General Assembly; and,
WHEREAS, The purpose of the Act is to reward existing regional behavior and stimulate new
behavior planning and action, as well as provide incentives for certain joint undertakings by local
governments; and,
WHEREAS, The Department of Housing and Community Development and a State Advisory
Board have prepared program guidelines for the Regional Competitiveness Program; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly has funded an incentive fund which is available for localities
which choose to create new levels of regional cooperation; and,
WHEREAS, The Act calls for government, business, education and civic leaders to join in the
• partnership for improving economiE corripetitiveness of regions; and,
WHEREAS, The Act requires local governments to form a regional configuration (any regional
configuration other than a Planning District Commission requires prior approval from the
Department of Housing and Community Development}, formation of a Regional Partnership and
the preparation of a Regional Strategic Economic Development Plan and the formation of a plan of
action for a five year period; and,
WHEREAS, The local governments must agree on a distribution formula for any funds which
may be received; and,
WHEREAS, Regional cooperation and development is a goal of the local governments in the New
River Valley.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town of Pulaski does hereby endorse the
regional configuration of local governments which. includes all of the New River Valley Planning
District; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; That the Town of Pulaski endorses the utilization of Vision
2020 as the basic Regional Strategic Plan and the development of a five year action plan to
implement portions of the strategy; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Town of Pulaski endorses the utilization of 100
• percent of the funds which may be distributed as a result of the Act to further the implementation
of the five year action plan as determined by the Partnership Board; and,
BE IT FURTHER RE50LVED, That the Town of Pulaski endorses the Planning District
Commission as the organization to form the New River Valley Regional Competitiveness
Partnership, to serve as the fiscal agent for the Partnership, and to provide the staffing for the
Partnership Board as it seeks to increase economic competitiveness through regional efforts. The
partnership formed by New River Valley Planning District Board of Commissioners will consist of
(1) the Board of Commissioners, if so provided by law, or (2} a committee established by the
Commission which will include the Commission, the New River Valley Economic Development
Alliance Executive Committee, and any other representatives as required by the Act.
This resolution is effective upon adoption and is adopted by duly recorded vote of the Town
Council, on this the 18th day of March, 1997 as follows:
Joseph L. Weddle -Aye W. Edgar Hale -Aye
Lane R. Penn - AYe James M. Neblett -Aye
Bettye H. Steger - ~ Pauline G. Mitchell -Aye
Charles W. Stewart -
BY:
Jahn A. Jo ton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of Council
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