The Economic Development Corporation, was voted for Nov 6, 2001 as Proposition 1. It went into effect April 1 2002, and the City of Bertram received the sales tax revenue of 0.005% in June 2002. This sales tax is set aside in a separate account in which the EDC Board members, make the decision of how they want to use these funds. If the project the EDC Board chooses exceeds $10,000 at that time the board must have approval from the City Council.

Examples of items EDC Funds may provide:

• Athletic Facilities
• Parks
• Public Space Improvement
• Tourism
• Entertainment Facilities
• Facilities to promote new and expanded business development
• Transportation
• Infrastructure

Since the EDC Board was formed, they have improved several area's throughout the City.

Examples of previous projects are listed below.

• The Fence and Rock sign at Johnnie Mae Wheeler Park
• New outdoor furniture and covered area at the swimming pool
• The improvements at the baseball fields
• The statue "Pinky" Wilson at the railroad depot
• Improvement to the business on Vaughan Street
• Finished the paving project on Vaughan Street, business district
• Globe Theater 3phase electricity and sign restoration
• Panther Park fencing and playscape
• Baseball Field awning and playscape