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BR & E AW-l"W ;:r VIDEO SEGMENT Task Force's Role If you would like a quick illustration of the steps in the The BR&E Visitation Task Force's main responsibilities are BR&E Visitation process,view segment 1 of the video that to: accompanies this set of booklets. That segment follows Sibley County,Minnesota,through the steps listed above. Set the overall policies for the program(e.g., number of firms to visit,types of industries to include,number of visits/team,etc.). • Recruit sufficient volunteers to conduct program LOCAL ROLES IN THE B R&E (each Task Force member usually recruits one or VISITATION PROGRAMtwo Volunteer Visitors). • Assist in securing written endorsements from local organizations. Overall Coordinator's Role Attend the firm visit orientation and visit at least two to four firms each. As with any successful program,someone has to be the Participate in two meetings to handle the spark plug for it. The spark plug for the BR&E Visitation immediate concerns of local firms and to assist in programs is the Overall Coordinator(or Chair of the the follow-up work. Leadership Team). His/her formal duties include convening Review the research results and set priorities for the Leadership Team and serving as meeting chair. long-term projects for BR&E(done in a four-hour mini-retreat). • Assist in planning the community commencement Leadership Team's Role meeting. • Assist,as appropriate,in the implementation of the Three or four other local citizens need to share the projects. leadership role with the Overall Coordinator:Media Attend quarterly progress reporting sessions for a Coordinator,Visitation Coordinator,Business Resources year after adopting the priority projects. Coordinator,and Milestone Meeting Coordinator. The Media Coordinator helps to coordinate media coverage. Each Task Force member will need to contribute about twenty hours prior to the community commencement The Visitation Coordinator helps organize the Task Force meeting. This is spread over several months for less than and Visitation Teams to prepare for the firm visits. one hour per week. Naturally,some Task Force members will spend more time because they become very involved in The Business Resources Coordinator helps organize the helping businesses with immediate concerns,but typically, Team to respond to the firms'urgent and immediate this involvement is part of their"day job"responsibilities. concerns. Each Task Force member's specific responsibilities for ongoing implementation are arranged after the projects are The Milestone Meeting Coordinator helps organize the Task identified. Force retreat,the business resources meeting,and the community commencement meeting. Diversity of Task Force Membership As illustrated,your BR&E Visitation Task Force should All members of the Leadership Team participate in all consist of five different groups of community leaders: (1) stages,with each Coordinator serving as the quarterback at Business Leaders,(2) Development Professionals,(3) different stages of the program. The publication Local Local Government Officials, (4) Education Officials,and Leadership Team Manual gives more details on the roles (5) other key Community Leaders. Your Task Force needs and responsibilities of the Leadership Team and the Overall this diversity because each of these leader categories can Coordinator. contribute to the solution of local business development problems. For example,business owners can help the Task Force better understand the problems expressed in the surveys. School officials have been able to help start school/business partnerships and to reform educational Is It for Our Community? -- 9