The partnership's responsibilities shall be to: (1) Assess conditions of rural Idaho; (2) Advise the governor and the legislature on public policy and strategies to improve the quality of life in rural Idaho; (3) Act as a clearinghouse of information and as a referral center on rural programs and policies; (4) Conduct outreach to rural communities and facilitate communication between rural residents and public and private organizations that provide services to rural communities; (5) Identify organizations, authorities and resources to address various aspects of rural development; (6) Serve as a nonpartisan forum for identifying and understanding rural issues from all perspectives; (7) Improve intergovernmental coordination, private and public cooperation, and to seek out opportunities for new partnerships to achieve rural development goals within existing governmental and community structures; (8) Foster coordinated approaches to rural development that support local initiatives, with an imperative not to usurp the individual missions of any member organizations or duplicate effort; (9) Seek solutions to unnecessary impediments to rural development, first within Idaho and then through the national rural development partnership; and (10) Work cooperatively with the national rural development partnership and other state rural development councils.
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