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Morgan Hill, California
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION
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ROFILE
Overview
The Economic Development Division is focused on attracting investment to the
City through various strategies including marketing the City as an appealing
business location, establishing business-friendly policies and processes, high-
quality job retention and expansion, enhancing tourism, place making and the
downtown area and growing retail and industrial uses to expand the City’s tax
base. In addition, Staff updates economic, demographic and development trend
data and provides assistance to companies looking to start, expand, and/or relocate
to the City of Morgan Hill and partners with the existing business community.
In addition, the Economic Development Division acts as staff to the
Redevelopment Successor Agency, implementing the process for property
planning, disposition and development of downtown opportunity sites, the
Specific Plan and priority development area goals and downtown place-making
and Infrastructure Investment Plan recommendations.
EDD Staff are funded in part by the General Fund and the Property Tax Increment
Administrative Cost Allowance under the RDA Dissolution laws. EDD programs
are funded by the General Fund as well as a portion of real property sale proceeds
used for escrow and closing costs (one time funds) of the former RDA property
that is sold for development.
Authority
The Economic Development Program of the Community Development
Department generally derives authority from the City Code of Ordinances, such as
Title 2, local policies and ordinance and federal and State Law.
Staffing
Staffing for the Division consists of 2 FTE position, including an Economic
Development Manager/Principal Planner and an Economic Development
Coordinator.