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BCC AGENDA <br />August 15, 2017 <br />ITEM 114.13 (1) <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />DATE: August 9, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Revision to County's Local Job Grant Program <br />FROM: Commissioner Bob Solari <br />During a chat I was told that a company that had used our jobs grant <br />program in the past was not going to use it for an upcoming expansion <br />because of its complexity. <br />After hearing that comment I made further inquiries and heard that our staff <br />was already working on revisions to the County's local job grant program <br />award computation methodology. After listening to the discussion that took <br />place at the 6-20-17 Economic Development Council meeting, where the <br />item was tabled, I could not understand why the staffs proposal did not go <br />forward. <br />The County has what I consider to be a good, long term, economic <br />development program, which I have no desire to expand, but I do believe <br />that given ours is a limited program, and given the jobs grant program is a <br />major piece of it, I believe that we should have each element functioning <br />and not sidelined by unnecessary bureaucratic procedures. <br />I would like to see if the BCC would like to have staff present us with a <br />presentation geared to improving the jobs grant program while reducing <br />just a very wee bit of bureaucracy. <br />Thank you. <br />Attachment 4 <br />P164 <br />