The development coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day control of the project and will report back to the executive responsible.

But it also has drawbacks, said Paul Wood, economic development coordinator and acting executive officer for White Plains.

"We zoned those areas 10 years ago because it made some sense," said Lee Solow, Lawrence's development coordinator.

Shortly after being released from prison, he was offered a job as the city of Waterbury's economic development coordinator.

Rowland began work in February and is receiving an annual salary of $95,000 as the city's economic development coordinator.

As of 1999, the median household income for White Plains was $58,545, said Mr. Wood, the city's economic development coordinator.

Until Friday he had been an international development coordinator for a cable television entertainment network.

Mr. Rafsky, who had a particular interest in housing, went on to become development coordinator under Mayor Clark and his first two successors.

After leaving office, she served on the board of directors for TriMet and as a development coordinator for the city.

Huffman then took a position with the organization as economic development coordinator later that year, with the city paying half the salary.