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Chamber implemented the Economic Development Agreement in 1985 and that the Chamber has had with Boulder County, all of our funding requests, proposals and programs were designed for a period of one year. At the beginning of each year, the Chamber Board scheduled a planning session to set goals and objectives for that year. Prior to the planning sessions, a tentative budget was established based on revenues from yearly membership fees, yearly fund raisers, Chamber monthly activities, private contributions and from the City and from the County Development support. Immediately following the annual planning session, committee chairpersons established a working committee which was made up of volunteers and would begin working on the year's plan. Each Chairperson has to submit a budget to the Chamber Board for approval and evaluation. Once the program and the Budget are approved specific plans are developed by the committee. Before any given activity is implemented, a period of three to six months of planning is sometimes necessary. During the past six years, many new and exciting events have taken place in the City of Louisville. We have grown from a small town to a thriving City without losing our sense of community or our quality of life. We have grown in population from 9,375 in 1985 to approximately 13,000 in 1992. We have established a diversified tax base as a result of companies such as STC, Ohmeda, Cybermedic, Confi-Dental, Prism Imaging, Explosive Fabrications, Television Tech, Biotrol and Cryptonics who have moved into out City. We have most of the amenities that are only found in cities of 20,000 or more. For instance, a full service hospital, a championship golf course, recreation 23