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assistance. and also to access economic development data and technical information <br />available through the Internet. <br />Roles and Responsibilities. City IMS staff or City Economic Development staff could <br />take the lead in determining options for establishing a web site. This would include <br />coordinating discussions with the Chamber. the Manufacturers Association. and <br />potentially, a World Wide Web design consultant and Internet service providers. Initial <br />discussions should focus on the interest in participating in the site and the types of <br />information that would be provided. Based on this. the web site requirements could be <br />determined. and the best options for implementation determined. <br />Priority: MEDIUM <br />Costs and Sources of Funding. Costs for initial set-up of a web site can be kept within <br />the LOW range, assuming some in-house capabilities to generate basic HTML documents <br />and the use of a commercial web hosting service. Costs will increase if the Cite opts for <br />more elaborate graphics and databases and/or chooses to operate its own World Wide Web <br />server. On -going costs for web site maintenance and operation would also be LOW. with <br />monthly web site hosting through Internet service providers costin- as little as 520. usually <br />including at least one e-mail address. ` <br />Depending on the content developed for the site, the project might eventually be <br />"privatized." by shifting day to day operation of the site to a for -profit company that could <br />work to sell sponsorships to participating businesses. for example a real estate firm <br />sponsoring the listings area for available sites. or a local bank sponsoring a page discussi<_ <br />local business financing programs. n <br />38 <br />24 <br />