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Committees
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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