(a) Staff members and positions may be composed in whole or in part of:
- (1) Direct employees hired by the regional economic development partnership;
- (2) Persons employed by entities contracting with and performing services on behalf of the regional economic development partnership;
- (3) Volunteers or interns contributing in-kind staffing services to the regional economic development partnership; and
- (4) Persons employed and compensated by third-party entities to perform services on behalf, and at the request of, the regional economic development partnership.
- (b) The primary responsibility of the staff is to market, promote, and develop the economic development region to attract site selectors and business prospects and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the strategic plan required by Arkansas Code § 15-4-3405(b)(1).