A) Priority Goal

B) Objectives and Activities

C) Responsible Person/agency

D) Comments and/or Other Data Needed

I.

Increase Number of Jobs with Good Wages and Benefits

I.

a) Market Cortland County (CC) – ongoing

b) Create committee to explore health insurance buying cooperative -  2005

c) Attractive/affordable housing – to start 2/17/04

d) Extensive Employment Data - 2005

I.

a) DBA, IDA

b) SVHC, BDC/ IDA, Legislature

c)Neighborhood Revitalizing Community, Housing Authority,

Thoma Development, Habitat for Humanity

d) CAT report “Cortland Counts”,  CWCC

I.

II.  

Promote job retention

II.

a) Expand/Promote public transportation – 2005

b) “Keep Us” effort to retain local college graduates – 2005

c) Promote better work ethic starting with youth – 2005

d) Assess impact of change in minimum wage

e) Promote legislation for student/training wage ceilings

II.

a) CC Planning Dept.

b) C of C

c) CACTC, Schools, CBN, CCWC

d) ICE, C of C, SU, Local non-profits

e) ICE, C of C, SU, Local non-profits

II.

III.

Increase Coordination Between Schools, Colleges and Businesses

III.

a) Promote dialogue: More training in soft skills, more college internships in businesses – 2005

III.

a) Educational Institutes, businesses, CBN

III.

IV.

Update Cortland County Comprehensive Plan

IV.

a) Communicate need to Legislature

IV.

a)BRC sends track results to Legislature

IV.

BDC/IDA: Business Development Corporation/Industrial Development Agency 

CAT: Community Assessment Team

C of C: Chamber of Commerce

CACTC: Cortland Area Communities That Care

ICE: Institute for Civic Engagement

CC: Cortland County

CBN: Cortland Business Network