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• <br /> 33 <br /> Challenge 6. Streamline, Local Government Regulations Affecting Business. <br /> Simplify and expedite the regulatory process in order to reduce frustration <br /> and cost. Promote climate of mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation <br /> between the regulators and the business community. <br /> Timeframe/ EDC <br /> Implementor Budget <br /> 6.A County-Wide Design Task Force. EDC/Chambers of <br /> Build on the success of the Commerce Small <br /> Chapel Hill Design Task Force Business Committee. <br /> and extend county-wide. Begin by December 1989 <br /> 6.B "How To" Primer <br /> EDC to produce, print and EDC/Chambers Small FY <br /> distribute primer on "How Business Committee 1989-90 <br /> to do Business in Orange County". to request inputs $3,500 <br /> Primer to have sections on: from county and town (For <br /> departments, cost <br /> - Local government regulations Downtown Commission break- <br /> e.g. property, sanitation and from local/state down <br /> • providers of free see <br /> - Multiple jurisdictions - services to small . page 11) <br /> • overlapping jurisdictions businesses. <br /> - Resources for small business By February 1990 and <br /> update annually <br /> - Utilities thereafter. <br /> (Involve "advocate" group <br /> [see 6.0 below] in development <br /> of Primer.) <br /> 6.0 Advocate for Business. <br /> Expand role of EDC and/or Chambers EDC/Chambers Small FY <br /> of Commerce as "advocates" for Business Committee 1990-91 <br /> businesses re local government Begin June 1989 budget <br /> property regulations. Request key and continue. impli- <br /> local government departments (e.g. cations <br /> property, sanitation) to identify <br /> a staff member to be point of contact <br /> and to be "the expert" on <br /> business-related regulations. <br /> MAR <br />