DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

• Develop and implement policies providing for staff loan and grant approval
• Develop and implement policies providing for grant awards
• Develop and implement program criteria for financing elderly services
• Notify all community service providers of direct loan programs
• Provide comparative post-issuance reports to borrowers

Marketing Activities

• Publish and distribute an Authority program information brochure
• Present Authority programs at two annual MHA conventions
• Sponsor and present Authority programs at two annual HFMA conventions
• Develop and maintain an Authority webpage
• Prepare and mail quarterly newsletter for borrowers and interested clients

Educational Activities

• Attend national educational seminars and conferences
• Participate in regional board member educational retreats

Advocacy Activities

• Mail post-bond issuance letters to applicable legislators
• Promote applicable tax legislation in the state and federal arenas
• Recommend financing initiatives to the executive and legislative branches

Operational Activities

• Levy fees and charges that fund the Authority's operational costs as well as build its financial reserves to meet its current and contingent obligations
• Recruit and educate staff and Board members