Department of Local Economic Development
Established to actively take responsibility for local economic development, for a better and more efficient planning, preparation, coordination, management, implementation and supervision of the activities related to local economic development in the city of Novi Pazar. To this end, it has established to perform the following tasks: propose to the Mayor and City Council of stimulating measures for the creation of new SMEs and attracting direct foreign and domestic investment, prepare proposals of legal acts in the field of economic development, prepare proposals for projects identified in the strategy of sustainable development, cooperation with ministries, development agencies, donor organizations and other relevant factors in the preparation and implementation of projects of strategic importance to the city, propose to the Mayor and City Council regulations to improve the system of public revenues and give an opinion on the acts for changing the rate, or the height of revenues of local self-government or otherwise influence the position of taxpayers-economic entities providing reviews for the adoption and implementation of community investment programs, launching initiatives for the establishment of industrial and technological parks, business incubators, as well as for rehabilitation and of degraded areas in the City, the initiative for the creation, modification or amendment of urban planning documents (land use, construction land allotment plan, a plan for network and facilities for transportation, energy, water management, public utilities and other infrastructure) in order to create conditions for a more efficient economic development and provide opinion in the processes that are not running at the initiative of the department, give an opinion on the procedure of allocation of land for permanent and temporary use and performance of a specific control of use of construction land, propose measures to improve inspection and administrative procedures that affect economic development, proposing measures to reduce unemployment and poverty reduction, propose measures to improve the working capacity and create equal opportunities for women and vulnerable groups, provide the necessary support during the process of strategic planning, constant communication with the Council for Sustainable City Development and Economic Council of the City, monitor the activities and meetings of the Council and report on the results of these meetings in writing with the given conclusions and proposals, supervision of implementation of projects of economic interest arising from the Strategic Plan for Local Economic Development - Sustainable Development Strategy of the City of Novi Pazar and update, initiate and create new strategic documents for local economic development, advertising business, within which are the activities of preparation of promotional materials (brochures, leaflets, CD materials, presentation of the City, websites, electronic newsletters, review the economic potential and offers of the City), distribution to embassies of foreign countries, offices, chambers abroad, commercial divisions of foreign embassies in the country, exhibitions, other municipalities-towns and regions in the country and abroad, organization of promotional events, participation in fairs and commercial exhibitions, organization and participation in organization and preparation of information campaigns on the importance of foreign direct investment and promoting business concept that reflect the local community, environmental, philanthropic activities, presentation of the city or municipalities on the regional, national and international level in activities related to economic development, maintenance of existing, attracting new and expansion of local business activity and, consequently, the maintenance of stable contacts with representatives of investors (domestic and foreign), systematic approach to relationships with potential investors, organization of visits intended to potential clients, business potentials interesting for investment , create and maintain the database about the available professional labor force in cooperation with National Employment Service, including database of unemployed and the employed, on local companies, the new domestic and foreign investors, on the free urban construction land, land suitable for construction of industrial facilities, available investment resources (existing industrial plants and facilities and existing companies interested in joint ventures); on business space owned by the city and private property - utilization, rental prices, sale prices, size; with contact information in the republican and local administration and public enterprises, as well as in other relevant institutions; educational and financial institutions in the City; about the opportunities for privatization, contacts and direct support to the local business community, and maintain daily contacts with local entrepreneurs, research organizations to improve their business skills, assess and evaluation of options for strengthening the capacity of instruments of support to local economic development, provide legal and technical support, advice and timely information provision, create training programs for start-ups and business associations, organization of training for SMEs and entrepreneurs in the field of writing projects and preparation of documents for loan applications, in cooperation with the Republic Agency for registration businesses, assisting local entrepreneurs in the registration and re-registration and promotion of the concept of entrepreneurship and public-private partnerships, support for the process of strategic planning (daily communication with the Committee for Strategic Planning), monitor activities and meetings of the Commission (help the reporting process, preparation of conclusions and recommendations), monitor the implementation of the projects arising from the strategic plan for local economic development and reporting process, through incentives for funding contact with banks that have a branch. The responsibilities of the Department are to prepare the local community, administration, public companies and institutions for the process of European integration and regional policy development in the period up to Serbia's EU accession, define problems within the strategic policy for the development of the city and the region, by indentifying priorities to be officially supported by all available means and at all levels, to prepare the action plan of the Department for the period until the next elections as well as the development plan in the next election cycle which is in accordance with the defined priorities of regional development, to establish a working group that will deal with different topics in line with the strategic direction of development in line with EU policy on priorities in the development of the region and put emphasis on a faster development of the city of Novi Pazar in the capacity of border regions, promote and perform an advisory role in the adaptation of business institutions and companies that are direct users of the municipal budget to adapt to EU standards, pointing to new sources of financing from EU funds, establish a team of experts that will deal with donations and advisory EU funds to help all interested parties whose projects correspond to previously established priorities of communities and regions, responsibly take lobbying, in accordance with the law, with all instances of the structure and the crucial ones for the realization of projects, cooperate with all political structures and offices that deal with processes of integration providing international and regional cooperation and assistance in accordance with the legal possibilities of the region they belong to and interact with the European institutions and bodies in accordance with the status of Serbia in the process of integration, encourage and facilitate all forms of training for councilors, the City Council and stakeholders in relation to European integrations, standards, institutions and laws.
Head of department
Fuad Gološ
-grad.economist-
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT