HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-23-18 Correspondence - Montana Department of Commerce to Andrus - BSTF Contract to FreeAgent Network, Inc. PAM HAXBY-COTE M O N T A N A STEVEGOVERONOR
DIRECTOR Idlill DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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July 23, 2018
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Mayor Cyndy Andrus
City of Bozeman
P O Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
RE: Montana Department of Commerce, Big Sky Economic Development Program
Contract# MT-BSTF-1-19-08, FreeAgent Network, Inc.
Dear Mayor Andrus;
As indicated by Governor Bullock's letter dated July 20, 2019, your application to the Big
Sky Economic Development Trust Fund (BSTF) Job Creation Program has been
approved for funding.
The Montana Department of Commerce has tentatively approved an award of up to
$50,000.00 in BSTF Job Creation funding to be used as follows:
• Up to$46,000.00 to assist FreeAgent Network, Inc. with the reimbursement of wages.
FreeAgent Network, Inc. agrees to create 10 net new full time jobs that meet the
BSTF required wage rate of at least $19.58 per hour before the value of benefits.
Job creation activities may take place as of July 19, 2018 the date of the award. The
contract period for this project is July 19, 2018 to July 19, 2019. 60 days prior to
contract expiration, a review of the hiring plan will take place to determine the
eligibility of a contract extension. Consideration of the second year hires is also
contingent on the availability of BSTF funds.
Up to $4.000.00 for eligible administrative expenses.
Please contact the Montana Department of Commerce prior to making any public
announcement to the media.
A contract will be sent to you electronically using DocuSign for signature.
Please keep in mind that once information is submitted to the Department, the information
is subject to the public's right to know pursuant to Article II, Section 9 of the Montana
Constitution.
The Department reserves the right to withdraw a commitment of any BSTF funds for
projects that have:
1. Not provided all requested contract information, including the job creation
baseline and certification report within 30 days of the date this letter, and/or;
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2. Not returned the BSTF contract to the Department within 30 days of receipt
of the final contract, and/or
3. Are not ready to proceed within 90 days after the date of tentative award.
Debi Davidson has been assigned as your BSTF 0Program 79 Specialist, and she can be
reached at ddavidson2(c�mt.gov or by phone ast ( ) g
An onboarding meeting with the assisted business has beens and uledCo r Augunt st 8,
2018. At the meeting the Department will review application
to
the project. Additionally the assisted business will need to certify to the number of jobs
in the baseline job creation report.
Again, congratulations. We look forward to working with the City of Bozeman on this
project.
Sincerely,
D
Jn marie Robinson
Section Manager, BSTF and WTG Programs
Montana Department of Commerce
cc: Dave Stephens, CEO, FreeAgent Network, Inc.
Rob Gilmore, Executive Director, Northern Rockies Economic Development Group