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3. Concentrate the Local Program activities within the designated downtown Main Street district area '�� <br /> as submitted in the Loc11 Program's originai application. Any changes to the designated I <br /> downtowv district must first be submitted to and approved by the Illinois Main Street Advisory <br /> Council. <br /> 4. Maintain an active Board of Directors with volunteers representing a wide range of community <br /> constituencies. The Board should oversee the continuing development of the Local Program and <br /> be focused on the downtown's revitalization. An updated list of boai•d members and committee <br /> chairpersons, with name, preferred mailing address, e-mail address, and daytime telephone number <br /> must be submitted with this agreement. <br /> 5. Maintain and continue a strong committee system based upon the Fow�Point ApproachT"' <br /> Standing committees should include but not be limited to the following: Organization, Promotion, <br /> Design and Economic Restructuring. Each committee shall have a chairperson aud shall meet <br /> regularly. <br /> 6. Employ and maintain a full-time professional Main Street Executive Director who will be <br /> responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Local Program. Part-time directors are <br /> permitted in communities of less than 5,000 population. Part-time directors must work for a <br /> minimum of 25 hours per week for the Local Program. Directors should be paid a salary consistent <br /> with comparable Local Main Street programs in the state and with other full-time community <br /> development professionals in the area. Should the Main Street director position become vacant for <br /> any reason, Local Program agrees to: <br /> ■ immediately notify the Illinois Main Street program coordinator <br /> ■ hire a qualified person for the position within four(4)months of the occurring vacancy. <br /> ■ send the new director to the first available IMS New Director Training <br /> ■ provide IMS a copy of the new director's contract and job description. <br /> IMS reserves the right to review Local Program's Main Street designation if the position is vacated <br /> for more than four(4)months. <br /> 7. Develop a job description and employment contract to describe the administrative activities for <br />' which the professional Main Street director is responsible and outline compensation and benefits. <br /> 8. Maintain a Main Street office with the necessary equipment for administration of the program. <br /> This must include, but is not limited to an operating telephone, computer, e-mail address and <br /> copying machine. <br /> 9. Comply with all requirements for establishing and maintaining a not-for-profit downtown <br /> management corporation in good standing with the State of Illinois and the Internal Revenue <br /> Service. A current copy of corporate by-laws must remain on file with the Illinois Main Street <br /> Office and a copy of the Local Program's most recent Annual Report to the Illinois Secretary of <br /> State must accompany this Agreement. <br /> 10. Demonstrate financial as well as philosophical support from the public and private sectors through <br /> an annual municipal contribution to the T,ocal Program and an annual partnership/membership <br /> campaign. <br /> 11. Demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation by providing a copy of the community's <br /> Historic Preseivation Ordinance; or be actively engaged in educating elected officials and the <br /> public concerning a Historic Preservation Ordinance's importance and making efforts for its' <br /> passage. <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />