May 14, 2015
Chamber Board meeting
Present: Peggy Nevsimal, Jerry Sands, Scott Hunter, Kerry Higgins, Debbie Starkey,
Debbie Bigelow, Bob Valen, Sheryl Moore, Kevin Portch.
April Minutes: Scott moved to approve the April minutes, Kevin seconded. Motion
passed.
Tips and Tricks: Scott is selling ads for placement in the brochure. There will be a
60/40 split on the proceeds. The piece will go in to the paper and the buyers guide. It
will be available for update as needed.
Bob moved and Debbie B seconded to have the Star sell the ads and distribute the Tips
& Tricks brochure. Motion passed. Scott abstained from the vote.
Bob moved that the chamber sponsor Lucas Bird for his car racing in the amount of
$300. Scott seconded. Motion carried. We will be using the chamber logo for the
sponsorship artwork on Lucas’s car.
Electric City has still not provided the chamber with an answer about the hotel/motel tax
dollars. Peggy went to the city council meeting with basically no response. She has
submitted an additional request for $10,000 but they have not responded to the request.
At the city council meeting there was no conversation between the council and
audience. You must be listed on the agenda for the council to have conversation
between attendees and the council.
The board is unhappy with Electric City Council’s behavior and would like to encourage
them to understand their responsibilities as public servants.
Debbie S will pull up the fiduciary and administrative requirements as listed with the
state material for civil servants. Bob will check with the state auditor’s office and
present to Electric City.
There are new people running for offices in Electric City, but there will be no chances
until Jan. The next meeting will be June 9th.
Membership:
7 members have not renewed from 2014 membership
Current membership revenue = $17,130, total revenue for 2014 = $17,975
Colorama:
Peggy stated that things have to change and she would like to know the
expectations from the board and what is expected of her.
Comments were made that we need to add people to the committees. Each committee
should have its own leader and they need to be included in the planning process and
have some authority for their committee.
Recommendations from Peggy: Divide the work and make committees.
Expectations of Peggy: You can leave events earlier and not stay later in the evenings.
Questions of what is this Chamber of Commerce: Festivals or EDC? What are we
giving up to put on festivals for more than half the year? Unfortunately we give up our
major income without the festivals.
What year is the next year of Colorama?
By consensus: Next year is the 60th Colorama year to coincide with the ridge
riders calendar year of this is the 60th year. While we have Colorama listed as year 59,
it makes sense to coordinate with Ridge Riders to have a bigger celebration for a 60 th
anniversary.
We should start work on a tag line for next year.
Scott moved that Bonnie’s Fabric on Wheels is not allowed back as a vendor due to
belligerent behavior. Sheryl seconded. Motion carried.
Bob moved that the Executive committee will meet by next week (May 18-22) to discuss
a salary review for Peggy. Sheryl seconded, motion passed.
SCJ Alliance: Peggy has left several messages with them and has not heard back
about progress on the consolidation topic.
Debbie B & Debbie S gave an update on the EDC/schools. The community summit is
scheduled for May 20th at the middle school gym, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. We will be polling the
community as to their wishes and wants as to the use of the school.
Next meeting scheduled for June, 3, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Starkey