Five County News
2023-09-25 what the Five County AOG is about. | ||||||||||||
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![]() The goal for this strategic plan is to provide guidance for regional growth while promoting a coordinated approach towards region-wide economic development objectives in Southwest Utah. The CEDS and Consolidated Plan both employ long-range planning processes in their development. This planning method allowed staff to consolidate information from a wide range of stakeholders and synthesize the findings into a comprehensive regional growth strategy. This consolidation also provides consistent and unified policy direction for regional economic development efforts. The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy adheres to and satisfies all guidelines provided by both the Economic Development Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. CLICK HERE to view and/or download the draft CEDS document.
![]() There are currently two open positions
at the Five County Association of Governments.
The first position
is for ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN / ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. Responsibilities include, but are not
limited to, processing of Medicaid claims, provider billings, general accounting,
and fiscal management, monitoring of program budgets and authorized services,
completion of fiscal reports, data entry, and provider contracts, quality
assurance and audit support. Other clerical/receptionist duties and
administrative support for the Aging Department as needed to support program
and fiscal administrative oversight Position is open until 5:00
pm on Monday, September 25, 2023.
The second position is for a Local Administrative Advisor. This position is responsible for building capacity in cities and towns by training and advising mayors, council members, and in-house staff on best practices and policy considerations. To provide professional support and assistance to the staff, Mayor, or Elected Body (“CITY LEADERS”) of a city or Town (“CITY”) while representing all programs within Five County AOG. Position is open until 5:00 pm on Monday, October 2, 2023. Click HERE to go to our Human Resources page to view the
complete job announcement and position description,
as well as specific instructions on how to apply, for this
open position.
![]() Please click on THIS LINK to view/print that presentation (which was originally done as a PowerPoint presentation). This is a PDF version of the presentation.
![]() The purpose of this Statewide Plan is to unify the goals and direction of State government with those of seven regions in the State of Utah. This involves, among other things, aligning each region’s existing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) developed by each of the state’s Association of Governments (AOGs). The overarching objectives are to optimize growth and expand prosperity throughout all counties. The unified approach to economic development requires the State and regional interests to work together in harmony to advance mutual goals. The Coordinated Action Plan for Economic Vision 2030 document can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on this LINK.
![]() Working regionally the AOG develops and maintains a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The goals, objectives, and strategies identified in the comprehensive strategic plan, support the economic development goals of the region, as well as those of the counties and communities that comprise the region. To further its strategic goals the AOG developed an agreement and partnered with the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) to implement an Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) for its five member counties and produce a final summary regional report. The May 2023 Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) is an economic development tool that identifies the most desirable and compatible industries for a single community. To View/Print the ASAP Report please click on this LINK
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The FY2022 Audit Report
is available for public review as a PDF
scanned copy of by clicking on THIS LINK.
![]() Fraud tips can be submitted four ways: Website: www.lighthouse-services.com/uciputah (available in English or Spanish) Toll-Free Telephone: • English – (877) 410-0007 • Spanish – (800) 216-1288 E-mail: reports@lighthouse-services.com (must include our Association's name with report) Fax: (215) 689-3885 (must include our Association's name with report)
![]() A provision from the tax cut legislation
passed
by by Congress in 2017 may have positive
economic impacts in southwestern
Utah, with investors incentivized to develop
businesses in some of the area’s lowest-income
neighborhoods. Large swaths of
Washington, Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties
are among the places across Utah identified
this summer as federally-recognized “Opportunity Zones”
— areas designated
where investors can avoid some taxes in
exchange for funding new development.
The hope is that development creates jobs, reduces poverty and sets the groundwork for further economic growth in areas largely being left behind by the state's overall job growth. This region, including even fast-growing Washington County, still ranks overall as a distressed regional economy, based on federal guidelines, thanks to low wages and a limited mix of businesses. Click HERE to go to view a PDF map of this region's Opportunity Zone areas. Click HERE to go to a web page with an interactive map of the nation that you can view all Opportunity Zones.
![]() This update was done through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Once adopted as a "guidance document" by each entity, the 5-year plan will be valid for that entity until 2027. If there are any questions on the Plan update, please contact Mr. Nate Wiberg, Senior Planner, at (435) 673-3548 ext. 105, or via e-mail to nwiberg@fivecounty.utah.gov Click on this link: https://hazardmitigationplan.org to go to the special web site developed to present the plan to the cities, towns, counties and the public.
To view the Directory, please visit the H.E.A.T. and Community Action website at this link: http://fivecountycap.wordpress.com
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![]() The Southwest Utah Microloan Program, established by the Five County Association of Governments, focuses on loans of $50,000 or less with most being $25,000 or less. The importance of these loans lies in their ability to offset the difficulty that businesses experience in receiving traditional bank financing. To
find out
more about the loan fund, please contact
Gary Zabriskie, Director of Community
and Economic Development at: gzabriskie@fivecounty.utah.gov , or
phone
(435) 673-3548 ext. 126
![]() You can search for
our meetings
by date or subject keyword. To
locate all of the meeting announcement
postings published on the UPMN site by the
Five County Association of Governments you
can use this link and use the "Advanced Search"
tab. You will need to
type in
the word five
into the "Entity"
box, highlight the "Five County Association of Governments" link that
comes up, select a date range you want to view and then click on
the "Submit"
button. It
will then show all upcoming meetings scheduled
by the Five County AOG in the date
range you selected.
Alternatively, you
can use
this LINK, choose to Find a Notice, and
select
"Associations
of Governments" for Government type, choose
"Five County Association
of Governments"
for the Entity, and you will see the
Public Body list with links to each of them.
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