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The Economic Development Program budget reflects a maintenance of <br />$192,980 in current County effort {$125,125 in staff costs and $67,855 <br />in indirect and overhead charges). <br /> <br />· Four professional staff members will be added to the County <br /> Administrator's Office at a cost of $240,000: <br /> <br />· Countywide Planning Coordinator -- 1 full-time analyst <br />· Regulatory Coordinator -- I full-time analyst <br />· Business Retention and Development Staff -- 2 full-time analysts. <br /> <br />Staff will be assisted by paid and volunteer graduate student interns <br />as needed on specific projects in each program area. Staff will <br />coordinate with graduate public policy, regional planning and other <br />appropriate local university departments to arrange intern <br />participation. <br /> <br />The County will absorb indirect costs (applied overhead, supplies, use <br />of vehicles, etc.) for the additional staff positions. Incremental <br />space, utilities and communications costs of $40,020 will be financed <br />Jointly by all participants. <br /> <br />$15,000 will be set aside to develop brochures and a promotional <br />campaign for a countywide marketing effort. This amount will be <br />supplemented by in-kind staff and materials assistance from Pacific Gas <br />& Electric, Pacific Bell and other organizations. <br /> <br />The Horkforce Pro~ect will be funded under a $50,000 contract between <br />the Economic Development Advisory Board and the County Superintendent <br />of Schools as Chairman of the Workforce Project Steering Committee. <br /> <br />$25,000 will be set aside for contracts to fund special services and <br />studies as needed to assist in business retention and development <br />efforts (e.g., labor market survey; small business development <br />services). <br /> <br />FUNDING SOURCES <br /> <br />The total amount to be funded above the maintenance of current County <br />expenditures is $375,020. Of this amount, it is recommended that the Cities <br />and the County Government Jointly fund $234,455. The public sector <br />contribution is based on a per capita amount. Therefore, the County would <br />contribute $1g,618 above its current economic development program funding. <br />Specific funding levels proposed for each city are shown on page 24. <br /> <br />The private sector and public utilities and authorities are recommended to <br />finance the remaining first-year program costs of $140,565. <br /> <br />-22- <br /> <br /> <br />