1-magine you work in the economic development department for a small town or municipality. You have been tasked to write a briefing note to the council on how to adopt CED strategies into their strategic planning. Choose one of the topics below to address in your note to council. Your note should outline what the recommended strategy or policy would entail, what some of the obstacles to implementation may be, and what the benefits of the strategy would be.

Choose one:

a.Topic 1: Establishing a social and/or local procurement policy.

b.Topic 2: Creating a new community consultation process. Make sure to define community and explain how that definition would inform practice.