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Needs Analysis for Vacant and New Positions Position: Economic Development Coordinator vacated March 3, 2010 Requesting to recruit for an Economic Development & Marketing Manager 1. Is the position essential? Essential positions are those that provide core public health and safety services; emergency and disaster assistance; and preservation of the essential elements of the City's financial activities. The Economic Development Coordinator position plays a key role in preserving and ensuring the growth of the City's tax base in its industrial and commercial sectors. This tax base and job creation has a direct relationship to the financial health of the City and our opportunities for continued growth into the future. At no time in the past have our efforts to retain and attract businesses to the community been greater than they are today. Our local businesses require our support and advocacy in ensuring that they survive this downturn in the economy. The following is a summary of key responsibilities of the Economic Development Coordinator: Staff Liaison to EDA: • Provide staff support to Economic Development Authority, prepare agendas, cases for consideration, follow -up on direction, manage projects, develop annual work plan and goals, act on initiatives established. TIF and Job Creation Reporting/Tracking: • MBAF reporting for job creation. due annually April 1 — Reporting on job creation from subsidies awarded (Done for 2010. Tag Machine, QDP & JBT Alliance). • TIF reporting due annually August 1- Report summary of expenditures for year prior. • Manage escrow accounts — Manage escrow accounts for past industrial projects. • Coordinate infrastructure needs for Economic Development projects coordinate with engineering for ED projects, manage finance end of improvement phase of project. Economic Development and Marketing Events: • Business Expo, May 1st, 2010 at Pact Charter School • Business Appreciation Day, August 17, 2010 at The Links at Northfork • Business Network Meeting and Small Business Seminar, November 2010 Business Retention and Relationship Management: • Business Retention — Coordinate appointments to meet and greet businesses on a regular basis. This is important during these tough economic times to meet with businesses and ask if there is anything the city can do to help. It is critical to stay in touch with our local businesses during this time to indentify assistance that can keep them in business, identify opportunities to partner or collaborate, provide good analysis for business expansion. 1