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(WNY News Now) – The Jamestown Local Development Corporation (JLDC) is set to convene its Annual Board Meeting on December 18, 2024, where critical decisions, including leadership appointments and financial authorizations, will shape the city’s future.

Annual Meeting
Acknowledgment of JLDC Board Members
Representatives by Virtue of Position
Mayor Kimberly Ecklund (By Virtue of Office)
Tony Dolce (By Virtue of Position as City Council President)
Brent Sheldon (By Virtue of Position as City Council Finance Committee Chairman)

Jeff Russell (City Council Representative Appointed by Mayor Ecklund/Confirmed by City Council)

Agency Representatives
Vicky McGraw Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce
Father Luke Fodor Jamestown Renaissance Corporation
Wayne Rishell MAST
At Large Representatives
Andrew Nickerson Labor Community representative
Eric Hagglund Business Community representative
Officers
President- Kimberly Ecklund (By Virtue of Office)
Vice President- Tony Dolce (By Virtue of Office)

1. Election of Officers
   a. Treasurer- TBD
   b. Secretary- TBD
2. Designation of Crystal Surdyk as Executive Director of the Jamestown Local Development Corporation.
3. Approve administrative agreement between Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency (JURA) and Jamestown Local Development Corporation (JLDC).
4. Designation of Key Bank and Evans Bank as depositories of the Jamestown Local Development Corporation.
5. Authorizing the Mayor/President of the Agency, the City Finance Director, and the City Comptroller to serve as signatories on all JLDC financial accounts.
6. Authorizing Crystal Surdyk, Executive Director, and John Sellstrom, Financial Coordinator, to make transfers for the Jamestown Local Development Corporation.
7. Appointing Elliot Raimondo, Esq. as legal counsel for JLDC.
8. Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Duties and Responsibilities.
9. Review Whistleblower Policy.
10. Complete Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement.
11. Designate meeting dates for 2025 calendar year.

Regular Meeting

1. Consideration for approval of the JLDC Board meeting minutes for the October 2024 Meeting.
2. Consideration for approval of the Financial Reports through November 2024.
3. Consideration for the approval of auditors, Drescher & Malecki LLP.
4. New Business
5. Executive Session (as necessary)
6. Adjourn