§ 31.40. Urban Renewal Commission.

A.

Establishment. The Mayor is requested to appoint an Urban Renewal Commission consisting of representatives from the University of Akron, the City Planning Commission, the Law Department, the Finance Department, and the Division of Building Inspection and Regulation of the Department of Public Safety, together with the Chairman of the Health and Social Service, the Finance and the Planning Committees of Council, to comprise an official body of the municipal government for the processing of projects for an urban renewal program.

B.

Citizens' Committee. The Mayor is requested to appoint a citizens' committee consisting of a representative from industry, commerce, the University of Akron, the Akron schools, the social agencies of the community, the Ministerial Association, area development organizations, the Boards of Trade Council, organized labor, the Planning Commission, and such other members not to exceed five in number as he deems desirable.

C.

Urban Renewal Program Federal Aid. The Mayor is requested to formulate with the assistance of the committees provided for in subsections A and B of this section, an urban renewal program, seeking the assistance of the federal government, if available, in the educational, commercial, industrial, and resettlement areas of the urban renewal and rehabilitation field.

(Ord. 535-1957)