ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD

 

 

 

 

Purpose:               Advisory to the Board of Commissioners; assists Economic Development Department in developing and carrying out an effective economic development program; works to attract new industries, lend support and encouragement to existing industries, assist in agricultural development, strive to encourage commercial development and lend assistance to both new and existing businesses

 

 

Authority:              County Resolution 176-91 (02/11/91) and amended 04/11/94

 

 

Membership:        15 members: 3 citizens from the community, 6 industry/business, 2 education, 2 municipal, 1 Chamber, 1 economic development director.  Members serve a 3-year term (staggered), 2-term limit (after any partial term is complete, or extended if a waiver of the 2-term limit has been granted); terms expire in February.  The chairman is appointed annually by the Board of Commissioners.

 

 

Member List:        Tad Fogel, Chairman (Business/Industry)                        Exp 2/28/11
Roger Frisbee (Business/Industry)                                   Exp 2/28/10
Jimmy Harris (Municipality, City of Brevard)                    Exp 2/28/09
Linda Hysong (Business/Industry)                                     Exp 2/28/10
Bo McCall (Business/Industry)                                           Exp 2/28/09
Janet Metzinger (Chamber of Commerce Rep)              Exp 2/28/10
Anthony Morrow (Community)                                            Exp 2/28/11
Eric Owen (Municipality, Town of Rosman)                      Exp 2/28/09
Bill Towler (Business/Industry)                                            Exp 2/28/10
Larry Van Antwerp (Community)                                        Exp 2/28/10
Madrid Zimmerman (Community)                                      Exp 2/28/09 
Robert Bednarek (Business/Industry)                                Exp 2/28/09

                                 Mark Burrows (Economic Dev. Dir)                                   Auto Renewal

                                 Tim Dillen (Business/Industry)                                             Exp 2/28/08
Billy Higgins, Jr. (Business/Industry)                                    
 Exp 2/28/11
Molly Parkhill (Education)                                                    Exp 2/28/11

                              

                                                                                                           

 

Meetings:              The Economic Development Advisory Board meets at 8:00 am on the second Thursday of each month in the DSS conference room.