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     116J.011 Mission. 


    The mission of the department of trade and economic 
 development is to employ all of the available state government 
 resources to facilitate an economic environment that produces 
 net new job growth in excess of the national average and to 
 increase nonresident and resident tourism revenues.  It is part 
 of the department's mission that within the department's 
 resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: 


    (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 money; 


    (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 efficiently as possible; 


    (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 


    (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 to information about government, and increase public 
 participation in the business of government; 


    (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 179A; 


    (6) include specific objectives in the performance report 
 required under section 15.91 to increase the efficiency of 
 agency operations, when appropriate; and 


    (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 changes in law necessary to carry out the mission of the 
 department. 


    HIST: 1993 c 163 art 1 s 13; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 8

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