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<br />KAREN BARTON <br />Page Two <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff liaison to City Council and a number of inter-jurisdictional work-groups <br />Responsible for the development and implementation of several innovative new programs for the <br />City, including a Rental Licensing and Inspection Program, and an Economic Development Loan <br />Program <br />Oversight of Brownfields program for the City of Gresham <br />Development and Implementation of New Communities program involving the annexation and <br />redevelopment of over 1500 acres. <br />Management of over $2,000,0000 in Federal CDBG and HOME funding for the City <br />Policy development <br />Contract preparation <br />Prepared annual budgets for both departments <br />Ensured compliance with all HUD regulations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2002 - 2004 <br /> <br />Anoka County <br />COSG Coordinator <br /> <br />Anoka, MN <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Responsible for administration of the Community Development Block Grant Program for Anoka <br />County <br />Facilitated annual funding application process <br />Reviewed applications and recommended funding <br />Assisted with preparation of all HUD required reports including the Consolidated Plan, Action <br />Plan, CAPER, Davis Bacon, URA, audits, accomplishments, and Urban Requalification <br />application <br />Ensured compliance with Davis Bacon, URA, AA/EEO, and MWBE regulations <br />Responsible for project implementation/supervision <br />Prepared contracts and ensured proper documentation <br />Prepared Annual Budgets <br />Conducted Monitoring <br />Responsible for all financial processing and reporting associated with the program <br />Proficiency in numerous softwares, including HUD's IDIS system. <br />Involvement in development of Senior housing projects within the County HRA <br />Worked with City's and Townships to facilitate applications and process. <br />Acted as a staff liaison and provided assistance in a variety of capacities to jurisdictions. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1996 - 2002 <br /> <br />BMW, LLC d/b/a Remedy Intelligent Staffing <br />President/Chief Manager/Owner <br /> <br />Eden Prairie, MN <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Provided overall management, planning and leadership for multi-million dollar business <br />Successfully grew business from $0 to over $3,000,000 in annual revenues. <br />Responsible for organizing, directing, and coordinating all sales and operations of business <br />Recruited, trained, lead, motivated, and supervised over 100 internal and contract employees in <br />multiple offices <br />Developed and maintained successful marketing and recruiting programs and campaigns <br />Provided consultation services to business throughout the Twin Cities area <br />Responsible for client retention, recruitment and expansion <br />Extensive experience with all levels of business and negotiations <br />Ensured all legal requirements, internal controls, policies, and procedures were in place and <br />adhered to, including AA/EEO, work comp, co-employment, tax, and other Federal, State, and <br />Local regulations. <br />Developed and coordinated strategic planning process <br />Developed goals for staff on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis <br />Provided strong leadership to slaff through example, positive feedback, and on-going motivation <br />Responsible for all financial aspects of business. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />