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The above requirements must be expressed as specific, measurable and tangible goals in each Business Subsidy Agreement. The job and wage goals that would otherwise be required may be set at zero. In addition, in the case of a JOBZ Business Subsidy, the requirements of a Relocation Agreement must be met. E. Additional Policies. All businesses receiving a general Business Subsidy or a JOBZ Business Subsidy shall also comply with the following: 1. Public Hearing. When the value of a Business Subsidy exceeds $100,000, a properly noticed public hearing shall be held pursuant to the Business Subsidy Act, at which the amount of subsidy provided, the public purpose(s), and the specific, measurable, and tangible goals to be achieved shall be made known. 2. Length of Operation. All Business Subsidy Recipients must agree to continue operation within the City for at least 5 years after the benefit date as described in the Business Subsidy Act. After a public hearing, the City may authorize the Business Subsidy Recipient to move outside the City within the first five years of operation. 3. JOBZ Length of Operation. JOBZ Business Subsidy Recipients must further agree to continue to operations in the Subzone for the duration of the JOBZ term determined for the Subzone pursuant to the JOBZ Act. 4. JOBZ Relocation Requirement. A JOBZ Business Subsidy Recipient does not qualify as a Relocating Business unless the business is qualified to enter and enters into a Relocation Agreement according to the JOBZ Act. 5. Pay Back Provisions and Extensions. Any general or JOBZ Business Subsidy Recipient must payback assistance received if the job and wage goals or other specified goals are not met within two (2) years of the Benefit Date or such time as permitted by the Acts as they may be amended. For all general and JOBZ Business Subsidies, assistance provided by the City must be paid back, with interest as determined in the Business Subsidy Act, to the City, or at the City's request, to the account created under the Business Subsidy Act. Any repayment may be prorated by the City to reflect partial fulfillment of goals. The City may, after a public hearing, extend the period for meeting job and wage goals for up to one year and may pursuant to the procedure in the Acts, extend the period for meeting other goals for any period specified by the City. For JOBZ Business Subsidies, state tax exemptions must be paid back to the State of Minnesota and property tax exemptions paid back to the Subzone County, all pursuant to the JOBZ Act. The Commissioner of DEED may waive,without a hearing,the necessity of such state and county repayment if in consultation with City officials the Commissioner determines that requiring repayment is not in the best interest of the state or City and the business ceased operating as a result of circumstances described in the JOBZ Act. 6. Modification. The City reserves the right to modify this Policy from time to time in accordance with the Acts. 5