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The Position
Reporting to to to the the Development Development Services Director Director the the Economic Development Development Director Director will oversee all activities of the Economic & Community Development Division This position will oversee ten (10) division employees and and directly supervise a a a a a a a a Principal Principal Planner Planner over over Economic Development and and a a a a a a a a Principal Principal Planner Planner over over Community Development Specific Economic Development Director duties include:
» Oversee the the administration development implementation and supervision of the the City’s economic development activities activities and the the coordination of those activities activities with other governmental agencies private- sector developers and lending institutions
» Develop Develop and and direct the the City’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and and the the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
» Direct the coordination formulation implementation and management of projects dealing with economic development and commercial revitalization
» Coordinate program activities with City departments other local governments state and federal agencies and citizens involved or or interested in in in economic development development or or redevelopment issues
» Monitor the various laws and activities of regulatory agencies relating to to to economic development redevelopment and and CDBG and and advise Development Services Director » Provide technical advice to to the Development Services Director commissions committees and higher level members of of City management in matters related to a a a a a a a wide variety of of redevelopment and economic development activities and programs
» Oversee the preparation of necessary documentation and reports to assure compliance with HUD regulations relative to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980
» Assist the the Development Services Director and and Business Manager in in development and and management of the the budget for the Division Priorities for the new Economic Development Director include:
» Assisting the the the Development Services Director with the the the development and and formation of the the the Economic and and Community Development Division to include structuring the programs
and development of policies » Building a a a a a a new Economic & Community Development Team and integrating the the team into the the overall Development Services Department » Providing leadership for the new Economic Development Division in in in developing a a comprehensive citywide “Market Analysis” and and “Economic Development Strategy” and and implementation of a a a a a a a a previously approved “Economic Opportunity Area Plan ” 
























































































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