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Smithville aldermen agree to streamline EDC, keep alderman liaison and lean on county and chamber partners
Summary
After reviewing a staff memo and partnerships, the Board of Aldermen directed staff to update the EDC ordinance to shift core functions to county and chamber partners and retain an alderman representative to report back on economic development activity.
Smithville—oard of Aldermen members signaled broad support on Monday to scale back the city—conomic Development Committee (EDC), rely more on the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce and Clay County Economic Development Council for recruitment and retention, and keep a single alderman liaison to the county EDC.
"We only have one item on the agenda for the work session," Speaker 1 said at the start of the meeting, introducing the general discussion of the EDC and a staff memo summarizing recent EDC activity and partnerships.
City staff member Gina summarized the memo and described the EDC s focusing on marketing materials for tourism and future development, quarterly visitor-data updates (via Placer AI if the board desires), and ongoing partnerships. "We use them a lot for tourism and marketing efforts, for the downtown," Gina said of the Smithville Main Street District.
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