Debra Detrick Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Coordinate and plan agendas for the Land Use Advisory Committee. Advise committee members and mangers on bylaws and statutory requirements. Explain how tax-base sharing works in the Twin Cities, analyze results and help determine eligibility to participate in the program. Analyze policy issues and summarize findings. Review legislative bills to identify issues, assess impacts and recommend agency’s position. Research changeable topics and collaborate on projects. Prepare property tax data by community for fiscal analysis and financial reporting. Conduct informal hearings as Hearing Officer for appeals of Metro HRA decisions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Researched topics to inform policy decisions, led projects and contributed on teams. Served as staff expert on a tax-base sharing program. Reviewed and monitored proposed legislation. Wrote over 20 publications and co-authored more reports. Learned and wrote about economic changes, costs and impacts of growth, development activity in communities, and tools and best practices for reinvestment. Also wrote more than 60 quarterly reports on economic trends.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversaw preparation of monthly publication on employment trends with a readership of 5,000. Edited articles and wrote quarterly articles on the job market. Estimated eligibility for employment and training services in Minnesota. Answered frequent requests for information.

J.D., Law

B.S., Economics

B.A., Political Science