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Page 24 of � � <br /> These committees shall meet on a monthly basis. An Executive Committee, <br /> made up of the chairpersons of the committees, the City Manager of <br /> Decatur and one at-large member, shall meet at least every other month <br /> (more frequently if there are Projects to consider) . <br /> The professional staff person, with assistance from the Board and City <br /> staff, shall package the Projects, present them to the Board, oversee the <br /> closings and service the Projects. The professional staff shall also be <br /> responsible for the day-to-day operations of the CDC. The City of <br /> Decatur shall make available, on an in-kind basis, the services of <br /> several of its staff persons including housing staff and economic <br /> development staff. <br /> 21. Local Market -- The geographic area to be served by the Grantee shall be <br /> Decatur and Macon County. <br /> 22. Coordination -- The primary proposed or existing working relationships <br /> with public and private entities, such as local , state and federal <br /> financial institutions; venture capital partnerships; public or nonprofit <br /> development agencies; etc. shall be as follows: The Grantee shall <br /> coordinate its economic development efforts with existing area resources <br /> including: Richland Community College, Decatur Public Library Business <br /> Information Center, Metropolitan Decatur Chamber of Commerce, <br /> Decatur-Macon County Economic Development Foundation, Millikin <br /> University, DCDF, Inc. , Macon-DeWitt Counties JTPA Administration, the <br /> Economic Development Coordinating Committee and others. The Macon County <br /> Planning Commission shall serve as a source of referrals for potential <br /> third party beneficiaries. <br /> 23. Community Involvement -- The expected involvement in the Development <br /> Corporation referral process, and the marketing strategy which shall be <br /> used to promote the services of the Grantee shall be as follows: [Need <br /> to address community involvement in the Grantee's operations] The <br /> professional staff, in conjunction with the Board, shall conduct an <br /> extensive marketing effort to inform local lenders, potential third party <br /> beneficiaries, other economic development organizations and Macon county <br /> officials about the availability of the program. <br /> 24. Required Meetings -- The Grantee shall attend any meetings requested by <br /> the Department upon receiving 15 days notice of such meeting. <br /> - 24 - <br />