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City of Elk River <br /> � <br /> Elk i.� Economic Development Assistant <br /> River Position Description <br /> Department: Immediate Supervisor: <br /> Economic Development Director of Economic Development <br /> Pay Grade: FLSA Status: Last Updated: (date) <br /> Exempt 10/3/01 <br /> Positions Supervised: <br /> N/A <br /> Position Summary <br /> The Economic Development Assistant is responsible for assisting in the undertaking of a variety of <br /> routine and complex economic development initiatives in industrial,commercial,housing and <br /> redevelopment activities. <br /> Essential Functions <br /> 1. Performs business development activities. <br /> A. Administers the micro loan fund. <br /> B. Utilizes the Strategic Plan for Economic Development and the Strategic Industrial <br /> • Marketing Plan. <br /> C. Coordinates the business retention and expansion program. <br /> D. Assists in the preparation,updating and implementation of various economic <br /> development plans. <br /> E. Maintains inventory of the properties available for development. <br /> F. Assists in promoting,recruiting,evaluating and facilitating prospective clients <br /> through siting process. <br /> G. Assists in the management of the Economic Development Authority Business <br /> Incubator. <br /> 2. Performs housing and redevelopment activities. <br /> A. Coordinates activities for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. <br /> B. Assists in the updating and implementation of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan. <br /> C. Assists with the coordination of the redevelopment planning process. <br /> D. Assists in the preparation and updating of the Elk River Housing Study. <br /> E. Assists in the preparation,updating and implementation of various redevelopment <br /> plans. <br /> 3. Performs marketing activities. <br /> A. Utilizes Economic Development Communication Standards in all marketing <br /> materials and activities. <br /> B. Creates,distributes and maintains marketing materials for promotion of economic <br /> • C. development and available commercial and industrial land. <br /> Assists in the marketing of the Energy City program and activities. <br /> D. Creates marketing techniques to promote and fill the Business Park. <br /> E. Utilizes special writing skills to distribute public information in order to create better <br /> awareness of development opportunities in the City of Elk River. <br /> Page 1 <br />