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advocacy & policy

DEFIANCE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
PRO BUSINESS ADVOCACY POLICY GUIDE


The following establishes a set of regulations by which the Public Affairs Committee (Committee) of the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) shall identify issues of importance to the business community as well as develop and advance pro business advocacy positions.

The Committee is a standing committee of the Chamber.  The Committee shall be comprised of an odd number of members, consisting of not less than five and not more than 9.  At least one member of the Committee shall also be an active member of the Chamber's Executive Committee.  The Chairman of the Chamber shall appoint a Chair to the Committee from the Committees membership on an annual basis. 

Committee Charge

The Committee shall be charged with the primary responsibility to promote a positive, pro-active business environment in the Defiance Area by:
  1. Developing and supporting legislation and other governmental action which promotes a strong business climate and job growth opportunities.
  2. Opposing legislation and other governmental action which inhibits a strong business climate and diminishes job growth opportunities.
  3. Establishing productive relationships between business interests and public officials.
  4. Providing forums to inform public officials and candidates for public office on issues impacting the business community.
  5. Communicating official Chamber positions to the appropriate public officials prior to their action on the issue.
  6. Endeavoring to hold public officials accountable for their actions and the resulting impacts on the business community.  This may be accomplished by the circulation of public official voting records to Chamber membership on any issue on which the Chamber has communicated an official position.

While the Committee of the Chamber shall be charged with the above-referenced responsibility to promote a positive, pro-active business environment, the Chamber is a non-partisan organization and shall neither endorse candidates for public office nor political parties.
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Public Affairs, Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce, 
400 Clinton Street, Defiance, OH  43512
commerce@defiancechamber.com 
(419) 782-7946

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