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SOU TA 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> employers stay and create more jobs in our city. That's the kind of public- <br /> private partnership we can build on. <br /> • Meanwhile, a new organization, the Corporate Partnership for Economic <br /> Growth, is pulling together players from around a six-county region to <br /> coordinate opportunities to make our whole area more competitive. <br /> • Inside city government, we have been re-imagining the fixture of our own <br /> Community and Economic Development department. On Day One, I <br /> promised to personally assume responsibility for decisions in this <br /> department while we undertook a complete strategic and structural review. <br /> • My office has led a top-to-bottom process to assess how we do business in <br /> this important department, and emerged with a vision to move community <br /> and economic development forward in the most efficient and effective <br /> way possible. <br /> • We're going to provide the department with a new, less bureaucratic <br /> structure that ensures that people's skills are matched to where they can <br /> have the most impact. <br /> • We're going to use more of the tools available to us not only tax <br /> incentives and real estate support, but targeted investments and workforce <br /> development so that ours is truly a globally competitive economic region. <br /> • And whenever we do spend economic development dollars in the fixture, it <br /> will be guided by a concrete set of guidelines and a clear strategy. This <br /> includes laying out expectations on measurable targets such as the ratio of <br /> public to private dollars, expectations for jobs, and accountability and <br /> protections for taxpayers to ensure both sides live up to their <br /> commitments. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.IEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />