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• <br />• <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Overview: Economic Development promotes commercial and industrial development activity <br />within the city to stabilize the city's economic tax base, create jobs, and provide residents with <br />the opportunity to shop locally for goods and services. The department promotes the city and its <br />businesses, works with local businesses and organizations to strengthen the business climate, <br />assists landowners, building owners and developers in marketing vacant commercial and <br />industrial properties, and coordinates the city's incentive program. <br />Essential Functions include: <br />BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT <br />Staff contacts prospective business owners and developers, responds to inquiries, and provides <br />information on city plans, economic development initiatives, available properties, zoning <br />regulations, taxes, and demographics. Staff initiates and attends pre - application meetings with <br />commercial/industrial developers to facilitate and streamline each development process. Staff <br />markets and administrates sale of city -owned properties. <br />PUBLIC RELATIONS <br />Staff serves as representative of the city at functions to maintain communication between the city <br />and business community, and serves on the Board of Directors of the local Quad Area Chamber <br />of Commerce. Staff coordinates the annual business expo, acts as city liaison to Blue Heron <br />Days, and organizes and attends groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings for new business. Staff <br />develops presentations for the promotion of economic development in the city. <br />BUSINESS RETENTION PROGRAM <br />Staff maintains an ongoing dialogue and support for local businesses, building owners, and <br />landlords. Staff provides information to business owners to promote and assist expansion. <br />MARKETING <br />Staff communicates directly with land owners, developers, land brokers and end users regarding <br />economic development opportunities within the city. <br />Staff writes, designs and oversees pre -press production of marketing brochures, packet material, and <br />press releases. Staff provides support to all city departments for effective promotion of city <br />services. <br />CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU <br />Staff serves as city designee to the CVB board of directors. Staff provides input into design and <br />content of marketing material and represents city's interests on Board of Directors. Staff <br />develops and maintains information on CVB's website. Staff meets with non - profit, profits and <br />civic groups to promote opportunities to foster regional events in the city. <br />6 <br />