ORDINANCE NO. 2543
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER II, ARTICLE III, SECTION 2-28 OF THE CODE
OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK TO BE ENTITLED, “DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of
Union and State of New Jersey that Chapter II, Article III, Section 2-28 of the Code of the
Borough of Roselle Park be and hereby is amended as follows:
SECTION 1.

2-28 RESERVED.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SECTION 2.

2-28.1 Department Created.

There is hereby created the Department of Economic Development. The head of the
Department shall be known as the “Economic Development Director.”
SECTION 3.

2-28.2 Duties of the Department Head.

The Economic Development Director, as head of the Department of Economic
Development, shall have such duties and responsibilities as established and set forth in
Section 2-14.5 of the Borough Code.
SECTION 4.

2-28.3 Duties of the Department.

The Department of Economic Development shall serve as the premier
professionalized function of the Borough government that interacts with and promotes the
local business community. The general objectives of the Department shall be to assist and
promote existing local businesses, attract prospective businesses, and promote the ideas of
sustainable and innovative commercial growth within the local community.
SECTION 5. Invalidity
If any section or portion of a section of this Code shall be invalid for any reason, such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances, to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith, are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Captions.
Captions contained in this Ordinance have been included only for the purpose of
facilitating reference to the various sections and are not intended and shall not be utilized to
construe the intent and meaning of the text of any section.
SECTION 8. Effective Date.
This amendment to the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park shall become effective upon
publication and in accordance with law.