§ 49-63. Job retention investment program.

(a)

General requirements. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in this section, the county hereby establishes a job retention investment program to provide incentives to retain specified existing jobs in Collier County.

(b)

Application process. Any entity seeking eligibility and payment through the job retention investment program will file with the county manager an application for the program after receiving the approval of the Economic Development Council of Collier County as an eligible participant in the program. The application must contain the following:

(1)

The name and address of the business owner;

(2)

The complete address and legal description of the site where the business is located, or the complete address and legal description of the proposed site if the business is relocating;

(3)

The type of business being proposed using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) or North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS);

(4)

The number of full-time jobs being created;

(5)

The number of full-time jobs being retained;

(6)

The average wage of those jobs created and retained;

(7)

The amount of time that the existing business has operated in Collier County; and

(8)

The date (month and year) when the new jobs will be in place.

(Ord. No. 08-16, § 1)