Committees

EXECUTIVE
Guide the Chamber between Board meetings and establish general strategy and direction with the Executive Director

• Oversee the mission, vision and values of the organization and delegate work to certain committees as necessary
• Oversee the orderly function and conduct of the necessary Business of the Byron Center Chamber of Commerce
• Evaluate annually the Chamber Director and make compensation recommendation to the board of Directors
• Solicit and prepare an appropriate slate of nominations for new Board Members keeping in mind the desired balance the board strives to achieve to represent the community
• Make a recommendation to the Board of Directors when dues structure should be adjusted
• Strategic Planning
• Serves as board nomination committee

 

DOWNTOWN BYRON
Recommend and carry out actions to promote and strengthen downtown and its businesses

• Partner with other organizations to help with drawing traffic and community to Downtown Byron Center
• Be in contact with current D.D.A.
• Hold the clipboard for the Downtown Banner Policy
• Identify other community events the chamber could be involved with

Meetings: Monthly unless otherwise stated based on project and need. 

AMBASSADORS
Establish and strengthen relationships with Chamber members to increase retention and assist the Executive Director in recruiting new members

• Creatively suggest strategies and methods of implementation to grow membership
• Actively engage in personally connecting and helping to recruit new members and retain current members – contact those members that have delayed renewal
• Suggest changes as needed for Community Profile (currently every 18 months)
• Visit new members to welcome them to the chamber of commerce – become “ambassadors” of the chamber
• Work in conjunction with the Marketing committee
• Help with check-in and “welcome” at events

AWARDS GALA
 

 

CHAMBER GOLF OUTING
Plan and operate the annual Chamber Golf Outing

• Attend planning meetings to plan event details
• Solicit teams and individuals’ golfers for event
• Collect door prizes /”welcome bag” items
• Day of event details/set up/clean up
• Golf outing slated for mid-June annually

Meetings: Monthly starting in April, meeting every two weeks June/Julye, weekly in August

 

ROD KORHORN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Select candidates to receive annual Rod Korhorn Memorial Scholarships

• Annually determine criteria and update application as needed
• Read through each application submitted and evaluate by pre -determined assessment
• Meet with committee and decide finalists to be interviewed
• Interview finalists at each school and determine winner
• Scholarship award in May at the May chamber Luncheon

Meetings: As needed starting in Dec/Jan of each year to review applications, set interviews, make final selections.

 

Committee Expectations of Chamber Board Members

• Each board member to be assigned a committee and in some cases may be assigned to 2 committees based on expertise and level of committee involvement
• Board member will be the chairperson of their respective committee
  • If more than one board member is on the committee, a mutual agreement to be made of who will chair
• The committee chairperson must assign a fellow committee member to take minutes and then distribute those back to the committee
• Board member will then be responsible to submit those minutes to the director for disbursement to the rest of the chamber board
  • The director to include those minutes when submitting he agenda for the next board meeting
• Board member/chairperson will be responsible for setting their respective committee meetings, times and location with assistance from the director
• Board member/chair will need to make sure that all committee members attend their meetings and equally contribute to completion on that committee’s goals
• It should be the goal of the chamber board to have as much at-large members serving on our committees