§ 45-050. QUALIFICATIONS  


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  • The Economic Development Director shall have a thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods used in planning, organizing, communicating, and coordinating an economic development program. The incumbent shall have a general knowledge of municipal financing techniques, development and packaging techniques related to economic development; factors affecting population, business, and industrial growth including advertising and public relations methods to attract desirable economic growth; principles and methods of management necessary to plan, analyze, develop, evaluate, and direct the diverse and complex activities of the program, including budget preparation and program management. The Economic Development Director shall have education and/or training equivalent to completion of core course work from an accredited college or university in business administration, finance, economics, public administration, or closely related field and five years of progressively responsible experience that would demonstrate the application of the above knowledge and abilities.