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Membership Director/State Issues Liason:
Polly Gorley
Executive Director:
Tim Anderson
V.P. of Government Affairs:
Matt Hunter
State Issues Committee Chair:
Greg Anderson
Local Issues Committee Chair:
Norm Hill
CITE Sub-Committee Chair:
Ron Nicholas
Tax Sub-Committe Chair:
Tom Sahlberg
Education Sub-Committee Chair:
Valorie Watkins
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Updated Aug. 27, 2003 Welcome
This site is designed as an interactive page for the Greater Pocatello Chamber of Commerce. Included on the site are committee meeting times and updates, action statements on positions of the Chamber, and general Chamber information. The primary purpose of this site is to invite our membership and others the opportunity to be more involved in legislative decisions and events which effect our business community.The State Issues Committee is now meeting on the 3rd Thurday of each month at 7:30 a.m. @ Elmer's
See the State Issues Minutes tab to the left of the page for more information.
A very important factor in the success of any legislative issue is the gathering of public input and public opinion. During various times of the year, important issues concerning the City of Pocatello, the City of Chubbuck, and Bannock County arise with a great need for public input on the matter. Often public forums are setup for people to visit to offer their insight and feedback. But all too often these forums are not well attended due to conflicts of time for people wishing to relay a position. Because the outcome of many decisions are decided by public response to our leaders, we feel it is of vital importance to our Chamber to offer our members an easy communication link to both cities and the county representatives.
The Local Issues Committee meets monthly on the 2nd Friday of each month @ 7:30 a.m. at Perkin's Restaurant. Topics of discussion vary.
See the Local Issues Minutes tab to the left of the page for more information.
Some of the greatest benefits of investing in the Chamber are the indirect benefits the Chamber creates for your business. A great deal of those indirect benefits comes from actions taken by our issues committees. Regulatory agencies, legislative bills, city ordinances and business climate decisions dicate the business climate we operate in everyday. That is why the Chamber keeps abreast of the issues that most business owners don't have the time to keep track of. One of the best examples of the Chamber in action happened in 2000. A situation had developed due to a decision made by the Idaho Supreme Court a few years ago. Basically the decision set a presidence that a employer could be held liable for actions of a previous or former employee. CONT NEXT COLUMN
This action not only covered private employers but it also included public employers. The liability was immense for all businesses and could spell disaster for most. So our Chamber, along with other Chamber and the support from IACI helped past a bill in the 2000 session that basically eliminated that liability to businesses except in extreme circumstances.
If not for the Chamber, who would be a constant watchdog for our business community?
Increase Your Involvement with a Click of Your Mouse
1. Regular direct involvement on the State Issues or Local Issues Committees. 2. Selective involvement through regular e-mail notifications. 3. Passive involvement through web page reference. We are requesting your e-mail address to communicate and coordiate with you and all our members our efforts on local, state and other issues. Your e-mail address will be used for periodic general communication and will not result in regular action issues notifications unless you request them. Once you have added yourself to our members mailing list, we will send you a message asking you to indicate the level to which you would like to be involved in the Chamber's issues action efforts. We encourage you to become involved as much as possible.
For the State Issues Committee and Local Issues Committee we have created this site as an avenue for greater involvement in the Chamber. There are three options for involvement:
