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74 <br /> • Participate and advise in discussions, evaluations and County Commissioner <br /> decisions on appropriate economic development uses of the proceeds from the ' <br /> cents sales tax revenues to be used for economic development; <br /> • Assist with and provide advice to Orange County's small business loan program. <br /> • Assist the Economic Development department with the development of new <br /> marketing materials, ad campaigns and effective media, and general "branding" <br /> efforts that promote business recruitment to Orange County. <br /> • Help advise the Economic Development department, the County Manager's Office <br /> and BOCC on appropriate levels of financial incentives for a variety of potential <br /> recruitment projects, and best uses of Article 46 funding. <br /> • Become more involved with the County's agriculture economic development & <br /> business retention efforts. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br /> upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' <br /> attention? <br /> • Increase & diversify Orange County's overall tax base and employment <br /> opportunities among clean, high-tech and desirable firms through the recruitment of <br /> new businesses, and from retention and expansion efforts with existing businesses. <br /> • Promote the addition of clean, light manufacturing, warehouse operations, corporate <br /> headquarters, commercial and retail businesses. <br /> • Improve the County's communication relations effort regarding the importance of <br /> economic development, endorsing the continuing utility infrastructure development <br /> of Orange County's 3 economic development districts (EDDs). <br /> • Support small business and agricultural related small business ventures, the <br /> LAUNCH Chapel Hill" innovation center", help administer the small business loan <br /> and grant programs, and play an advisory role in the key uses of Article 46 funds <br /> (1/4 quarter cent sales tax proceeds for economic development) that generally <br /> promotes the County's local economy. <br /> • Advocate for reasonable County property tax rates and programs that best serve <br /> the residents of the County, while at the same time promotes social justice in <br /> economic development access for all. <br />