{"id":23960,"date":"2018-01-26T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T18:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=23960"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:08:35","slug":"new-jldc-bylaws-shift-consolidate-board-appointment-power-to-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/new-jldc-bylaws-shift-consolidate-board-appointment-power-to-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"New JLDC Bylaws Shift, Consolidate Board Appointment Power to Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/independent-audit-of-2013-city-finances-reveals-no-significant-deficincies\/jamestown-5-25x5-25-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?fit=500%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,504\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JAMESTOWN 5.25x5.25 logo&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JAMESTOWN seal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?fit=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?fit=500%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11162 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?resize=297%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JamestownSeal.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/liuzzo-criticizes-dolce-clarifies-process-for-changing-jldc-bylaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPDATE: Liuzzo Criticizes, Dolce Clarifies Process for Changing JLDC Bylaws\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/liuzzo-criticizes-dolce-clarifies-process-for-changing-jldc-bylaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Jan. 30, 2018]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JAMESTOWN (Jan. 26, 2018) &#8211; The mayor of Jamestown now has more power when it comes to making appointments to the <strong>Jamestown Local Development Corporation&#8217;s<\/strong> (JLDC) board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>The JLDC was established in 1981 to serve as the not-for-profit lending agency of the city, in order to provide low interest loans to help spur economic development. The JLDC was originally set up to include a board of directors, that would authorize loans while also providing oversight of the organization. As part of its establishment, the JLDC was required to follow a <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B71PsEO3b9xkZ01uM05rcmZkS1lwci00Q2drX0lKN3hRbDRR\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set of bylaws<\/a> to serve as a guide for <span class=\"st\">governance and regulation of its affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2016 and 2017 the <strong>Jamestown City Council<\/strong> approved three separate resolutions related to updating the JLDC bylaws. Action was taken during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/06272016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2016 council voting session<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/city-council\/meeting-minutes\/2017-minutes\/council-sessions-hearings\/april-24-2017-voting-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2017 council voting session<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/city-council\/meeting-minutes\/2017-minutes\/council-sessions-hearings\/august-28-2017-voting-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2017 council voting session<\/a>. In all three instances the council voted unanimously in support of the resolutions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B71PsEO3b9xkZ01uM05rcmZkS1lwci00Q2drX0lKN3hRbDRR\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Original 1981 JLDC Bylaws [PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC-By-Laws_2017-Certified-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Updated 2017 JLDC Bylaws [PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the time of each vote, the action received little to no attention by the media or public in general. The proposed updates were also not discussed in any council committee meeting or work session prior to action. In fact, during each respective voting session the resolutions were introduced as &#8220;new business,&#8221; meaning there was no advanced public notice that they were going to come before the council. Also, when it finally came time for the council to vote on the updates, they were mainly described as a &#8220;procedural update&#8221; that involved &#8220;minor revisions&#8221; or &#8220;clean up language.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown Mayor <strong>Sam Teresi<\/strong> did discuss the proposed changes during a 2016 JLDC meeting, saying that the proposed updates were the result of recommendations from legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Several months ago it was advised by Corporation Council and City Bond Council that the by-laws and certificate of incorporation be reviewed. Everything is in good order, but there was recommendation that some of the language be updated,&#8221; The minutes report the mayor saying during the JLDC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/JLDC-minutes-10-19-16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2016 meeting<\/a>. &#8220;City Council authorized submission of updates to the Department of State. When received back, the Board will be updated and provided with copies of updated by-laws and certificate of incorporation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, earlier this month the revised JLDC bylaws were posted\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamestownny.net\/departments\/department-of-development\/local-development-corporation\/jldc-missionbylaws\/\">on the city website<\/a> and they show the changes involved more than just minor revisions and clean up language.\u00a0 Not only do the changes account for the possession of assets (likely in anticipation of a proposal to have the JLDC purchase the city <strong>Wastewater Treatment Plant<\/strong>), but some also involve transferring the power of appointment for three of the nine JLDC board seats.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MAST, Jamestown Chamber, JRC Presidents Can No Longer Appoint Their Own Representatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/mast-representation-returns-to-jldc\/jldc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?fit=911%2C318&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"911,318\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JLDC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?fit=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?fit=911%2C318&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-23886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?resize=300%2C105&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?resize=768%2C268&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/JLDC.jpg?w=911&amp;ssl=1 911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Under both the original and revised JLDC bylaws, three JLDC board seats are to be filled by the presidents of the <strong>Jamestown Chamber of Commerce<\/strong>, Manufacturer&#8217;s Association of the Jamestown Area (today the <strong>Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier<\/strong>, or MAST), and Downtown Jamestown Business Association (today the <strong>Jamestown Renaissance Corporation<\/strong>, or JRC).<\/p>\n<p>The original bylaws also stated that if the president for each of those respective organization was unable to serve on the board (because they are not a resident of the city, for example), he\/she would then have to appoint a qualified member from his\/her organization to serve. But under the recently revised bylaws, that appointment power was removed from each of the three respective presidents and given to the mayor:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>(Editors Note: <del>WORDS CROSSED OUT<\/del> are removed text from the original 1981 by-laws. <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>WORDS IN RED <\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>are added text from the revised 2017 by-laws)<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><del><\/del><em><del><br \/>\n<\/del><\/em>&#8220;<del>Every<\/del> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Each<\/span> Director shall be a resident of the City of Jamestown. In the event a Director, to be seated by virtue of office <del>or title<\/del>, is not a resident of the City of Jamestown, <del>he shall appoint a member from his organization to serve on the Board of Directors, said appointee shall reside in the city of Jamestown<\/del> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">or chooses not to serve on said Board, the Mayor of the City of Jamestown shall appoint an official from said organization, who resides in the City of Jamestown to serve on the Board of Directors<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another change in appointment power deals with how vacancies will be filled, giving that power solely to the mayor.\u00a0 The original bylaws stated:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;<\/em>Any vacancy on the Board of Directors arising at any time and from any cause, including an increase in the number of Directors by amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, may be filled within ninety days at any meeting of the Board of Directors by a majority of remaining Directors or the Directors then in office, as the case may be, or thereafter, by members at a special meeting of members called for the purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The revised bylaws state:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Any vacancy on the Board of Directors arising at any time and from any cause, including an increase in the number of Directors by amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws, may be filled within ninety days by the Mayor of the City of Jamestown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another change was the addition that tthe city council president would serve as Vice President of the JLDC board.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1eY_UdplCWwp3ECyKsJCsXCk5uuV-GV7P\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>REVIEW ALL REVISIONS TO JLDC BYLAWS [PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MAST President Disappointed with Changes to the Bylaws<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_16840\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16840\" data-attachment-id=\"16840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chamber-mast-president-blasts-city-leaders-for-being-unresponsive-to-local-business-interests\/todd-tranum-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Todd Tranum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers&#8217; Association president Todd Tranum &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16840\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Todd-Tranum.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers&#8217; Association president Todd Tranum<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among those critical in the changes to the bylaws is <strong>Todd Tranum<\/strong>, president of MAST.<\/p>\n<p>Tranum is precluded from serving on the JLDC Board because he is not a resident of Jamestown. Under the original JLDC bylaws, he would have the ability to select who serves in his place.<\/p>\n<p>When the MAST seat on the JLDC board was vacated by <strong>Justin Hanft<\/strong> in mid 2017 because he moved out of the city, Tranum wanted to appoint former BPU chair<strong> John Zabrodsky<\/strong> to the seat and he tells WRFA he informed the Department of Development of his decision in May 2017.\u00a0 However, that appointment wasn&#8217;t acted on when the JLDC held its next meeting in December 2017. Instead, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-journal.com\/news\/page-one\/2017\/12\/manufacturers-group-questions-city-over-development-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the <em>Post-Journal<\/em><\/a>, the JLDC acted on accepting the new bylaws.<\/p>\n<p>The revised JLDC bylaws were finally reviewed and authorized by the state at the end of 2017. As a result, Mayor <strong>Sam Teresi<\/strong> &#8211; using his new power of appointment for that seat &#8211; appointed JCC development director<strong> Tim Smeal<\/strong> to the board as part of his slate of 2018 appointments. Those appointments were all approved by the city council, 8 to 1, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/carrubba-elected-council-president-rabb-to-continue-serving-on-bpu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its Inaugural Meeting on Jan. 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotations\">\u201cThis is a continuation of Mayor Teresi\u2019s and (Department of Development) Director Vince DeJoy\u2019s attempts to limit the voice and input of the business community,\u201d<\/span> Tranum said in an email to The Post-Journal in December following the JLDC meeting, and also reiterated to WRFA. <span class=\"quotations\">\u201cThe mayor and the director of development\u2019s methods are not business friendly, inspire distrust and undermine efforts to improve the local economy. The business community will not be silenced.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When WRFA spoke with Mayor Teresi about the bylaw changes, he said they were done to reflect what had already been taking place in practice and pointed out they were the culmination of a year-and-a-half long process. While it&#8217;s evident the bylaw updates were approved by the council in three separate public votes, it&#8217;s also worth noting there appears to be no actual public discussion or detailed explanation of what specifically was being changed before voting actually took place.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>EDITORS NOTE [Jan. 28, 2018]: <\/strong>A previous version of this story erroneously reported the original JLDC bylaws had no language in place regarding who would serve as president. This is incorrect. The language regarding the Mayor being elected as President of the JLDC board, was listed in another area of the 1981 bylaws (Article IV).<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">TIMELINE OF JLDC BYLAW CHANGES<\/h3>\n<p>As noted above, it appears that none of the changes in the bylaws were publicly reviewed and discussed by the city council prior to their action. A timeline of the related action, along with comments from city officials, is outlined as follows:<\/p>\n<p><b>June 2016 &#8211; City Council Voting Session<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>NEW BUSINESS<br \/>\nVote on Resolution 201606B14<br \/>\nBY COUNCILMAN DOLCE:<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Jamestown Local Development Corporation, as originally filed and approved on April 10, 1981, is hereby updated and be it further<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to file said amendments with the Secretary of State of the State of New York, subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel as to form.<br \/>\nComment by Councilman Dolce: &#8220;Just a brief comment; this is just a procedural update to some of the specific language. The Jamestown Local Development Corporation certificate of incorporation, since way back in the early 1980s, so there\u2019s just some minor revisions to the language in the certificate. Just updates to that. Thank you.&#8221;<br \/>\nCarried: 9 \u2013 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>October 2016 &#8211; JLDC Meeting<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discussion: Mayor Teresi mentioned that it was 1981 when JLDC was formed. Several months ago it was advised by Corporation Council and City Bond Council that the by-laws and certificate of incorporation be reviewed. Everything is in good order, but there was recommendation that some of the language be updated. City Council authorized submission of updates to the Department of State. When received back, the Board will be updated and provided with copies of updated by-laws and certificate of incorporation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>April 2017 &#8211; City Council Voting Session<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Business<br \/>\nVote on Resolution: 201704A22<br \/>\nBY COUNCILMAN DOLCE:<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation and By Laws of the Jamestown Local Development Corporation, as originally filed and approved on April 10, 1981, are hereby approved as updated and restated, and be it further<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to file said restated Certificate of Incorporation and By Laws with the Secretary of State of the State of New York, subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel as to form.<br \/>\nComment by Councilman Dolce: &#8220;This is just to clean up language. We had previously voted on it and had wording that needed to be added to it, the term and bylaws. Thank you.&#8221;<br \/>\nCarried: 9 \u2013 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 2017 &#8211; JLDC Meeting<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Discussion: Mayor Teresi discussed updates made to the JLDC Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. City Bond Counsel and Corporation Counsel felt that it was time for a refresh of these documents to be sure they were up to date. Any changes, were largely an update, clarification and streamlining of language, since they were first written in 1981. City Council unanimously approved the changes. The documents are currently before the Department of State for review and sign off. Once this is completed, the documents will be made public and posted to the City\u2019s website. Copies of by-laws and Certificate of Incorporation were provided and accepted by the board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>August 2017 &#8211; City Council Voting Session<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Business<br \/>\nVote on Resolution 201708B17<br \/>\nBY COUNCILWOMAN ECKLUND:<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that resolution 201704A22 adopted April 24, 2017 be and hereby is rescinded.<br \/>\nCarried: 9 \u2013 0<\/li>\n<li>New Business<br \/>\nVote on Resolution 201708B18<br \/>\nBY COUNCILMAN DOLCE:<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Jamestown Local Development Corporation, as originally filed and approved on April 10, 1981, is hereby approved and updated and restated, and be it further<br \/>\nRESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to file said restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of New York, subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel as to form.<br \/>\nComment by Councilman Dolce: &#8220;This is a procedural language clean-up that we passed at the JLDC a while back.&#8221;<br \/>\nCarried: 9 \u2013 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Liuzzo Criticizes, Dolce Clarifies Process for Changing JLDC Bylaws\u00a0[Jan. 30, 2018] JAMESTOWN (Jan. 26, 2018) &#8211; The mayor of Jamestown now has more power when it comes to making appointments to the Jamestown Local Development Corporation&#8217;s (JLDC) board of directors. The JLDC was established in 1981 to serve as the not-for-profit lending agency of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":11161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[5829,1122,1147,1162,1280,2799,1486,1984,2243,2254,8073],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/jamestownseal-feature.png?fit=332%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-6es","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23960"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50009,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23960\/revisions\/50009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}