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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Receive a presentation and update on the implementation of the Economic Development goal of the County’s Strategic Plan;
2) Direct the Chief Administrative Officer and all Department Heads to continue to support the implementation of the Economic Development objectives defined in the County’s Strategic Plan;
3) Continue to focus Economic Development efforts on the following areas: building a County wide Economic Development Team; communication, outreach, and image development; and exploring 90 day permit processing;
4) Add an additional area of focus to include a Sales Tax Retention Program(s); and
5) Direct the Chief Administrative Officer, Auditor-Controller and Assessor to return to the Board with recommendations to implement Policy J7 (Economic Development Incentives), including providing the Chief Administrative Officer the delegated authority to negotiate incentives under specific criteria. (Est. Time: 45 minutes)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
1) Receive a presentation and update on the implementation of the Economic Development goal of the County’s Strategic Plan;
2) Direct the Chief Administrative Officer and all Department Heads to continue to support the implementation of the Economic Development objectives defined in the County’s Strategic Plan;
3) Continue to focus Economic Development efforts on the following areas: building a County wide Economic Development Team; communication, outreach, and image development; and exploring 90 day permit processing;
4) Add an additional area of focus to include a Sales Tax Retention Program(s); and
5) Direct the Chief Administrative Officer, Auditor-Controller and Assessor to return to the Board with recommendations to implement Policy J7 (Economic Development Incentives), including providing the Chief Administrative Officer the delegated authority to negotiate incentives under specific criteria.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On March 21, 2016, the Bo...
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