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• City of Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Authority FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Development DATE: September 10, 2001 SUBJECT: Assistant Director of Economic Development Position Following are issues for consideration regarding the rehiring of an Assistant Director of Economic Development: • Timing—Should the EDA chose to replace the position immediately, the earliest a new person could start is in December. This would reserve three months for the • process of advertising, applications, and interviewing. If a person were brought on board by December they would have only two months of training prior to the Director's temporary leave of absence in February (8-12weeks). • Qualifications—The qualifications for the assistant director position should be consistent with the level and amount of responsibility required of the position. If the qualifications are too high, the person may find better opportunities within two years. If the qualifications are more consistent with the level of responsibility, the person could grow with the position and demands of the economic development department. • Responsibilities—In the past two years the assistant director position has included the following activities and responsibilities: o Administer the Micro Loan program o Manage the Business Incubator program o Complete Business Retention&Expansion Visits (2-year cycle) o Coordinate marketing activities and materials (ie website, advertising, events) o Coordinate Energy City marketing activities and materials o Complete annual business subsidy reports (March) • Economic Development Workload—At this time with the slowing economy, demands of the economic development office have slowed considerably. In the • short term, staff collectively has been able to adequately handle the workload demands of the economic development department.