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Company is currently located within the county and employs 6 people. It is proposing to expand its operations within the County. As proposed, the expansion will bring approximately 13 new jobs to the county. Those jobs will be in the following categories: Job Title Number of Positions Wage Eligible Position Administrative Assistant 1 Yes Accounts Receivable 1 Yes Accounts Payable 1 Yes Repair Administrator 1 Yes Outside Sales 1 Yes Inside Sales 1 Yes Warehouse Personnel 4 Yes Marketing Manager 1 Yes Traffic Manager 1 Yes Vice President, Sales 1 Yes Total Number of Positions 13 To be eligible for the County's Local Job Grant Program, an applicant must create at least 5 new jobs, and those jobs must pay wages equal to or greater than 75% of the county's average annual wage ($36,280 current average annual wage). Currently, seventy-five percent of the County's average annual wage is $27,210. All 13 proposed jobs meet the minimum wage requirements for the job grant application. According to its application, Company is proposing to create those eligible 13 jobs within the county in two phases. The following table indicates the number of jobs for each phase and the amount of job grant associated with that phase. Phase Number of new Employees Date by which proposed jobs will be provided Amount of Job Grant I 10 10/1/2014 $48,000 II 3 7/1/2015 $15,000 Total Employees 13 Total Jobs Grant $63,000 On April 15, 2014, the Economic Development Council (EDC) is scheduled to review the local jobs grant application. Because that meeting is after the required Board of County Commissioners agenda submittal deadline, the EDC's recommendation could not be included as part of this item, but will be presented to the BCC on April 22, 2014. ANALYSIS The company is planning to expand in Indian River County and create 13 new jobs. All of the 2 68