Committees
Business Development
Mandate:
- To identify and continually monitor the state of health of the local business community and work toward ensuring Yorkton offers and maintains a “business friendly” environment. Promote the Chamber of Commerce as the lead organization in representing the interests of businesses in the community.
Membership:
- Director volunteers are accepted at this time; subject to committee recommendation and planning review.
Expectations:
- Plan consultation activities with local businesses and the community to identify possible barriers or roadblocks to success.
- Working with the Business and Public policy committee to address concerns and propose solutions to removing business barriers. Seek board approval; implement strategies; monitor effectiveness.
- Plan and promote Chamber activities that are needed to support the development of a strong business community.
- Promote membership involvement in Chamber functions, committee work and activities. Concerns itself with attracting and retaining members, developing common interest programs, and supporting the existing business community.
- Gather local economic information and statistics on the business climate of Yorkton in the interest of reporting and benchmarking the state of health.
- Be the communication conduit between business and local economic development agencies/organizations. (Note: Executive Committee is involved with organizations as well. Ensure activities of committees are well known).
- Working in conjunction with Chamber’s Attitude Committee to positively communicate the benefits of doing business in Yorkton.
- Monitor and evaluate Chamber’s Membership Benefits programs. Recommend changes or additions to benefits.
- Ensure Committee actions are consistent with the Chamber’s mission and guiding principles.
- Ensure Committee prioritizes their actions towards achieving the goals identified in the current Action Yorkton plan.
- To monitor and evaluate committee effectiveness to ensure the Chamber grows in profile and membership.
Accountability:
- The committee’s work is driven by its mandate and directed by the priorities detailed in the Chamber’s current Action Yorkton plan. The committee will recommend and seek overall Board approval prior to implementation of any Committee designed strategies.
- The committee, annually, will develop a committee plan to ensure work can be tracked, benchmarked and reported on.
Reporting:
- Committee activity and effectiveness benchmarks will be documented and provided in report form one week before the scheduled monthly Board meeting. The report will be circulated with the Director Meeting Package and subject to questions at the upcoming Board meeting.
- The lead spokesperson for the Chamber is the President of the Board. The President or a designate of the President will do all formal Chamber communications to the Media or Public.
Communication
Mandate:
- To maintain, develop and evaluate the Chamber’s activities in communicating, promoting, and celebrating business, our business community and our Chamber.
Membership:
- Director volunteers are accepted at this time; subject to committee recommendation and planning review.
Expectations:
- Lead in the celebration of local business success.
- Plan, organize and oversee the Chamber’s events. Evaluate on an ongoing basis and determine effectiveness.
- Ensure the Chamber’s Bi-Annual Celebrate Success function, in particular, remains the Chamber’s premiere function. Ensure the event’s integrity is maintained.
- Ensure networking opportunities are available for our Chamber members and the business community.
- Evaluate the Chamber’s communication strategies. Ensure communications are timely, relevant and positive.
- Promote and recognize those local activities that are positive for the business community – convey appreciation.
- Work in conjunction with Chamber’s Public Policy and Business Development Committees to ensure external Chamber communications are consistent and positive.
- Ensure Committee actions are consistent with the Chamber’s mission and guiding principles.
- Ensure Committee prioritizes their actions towards achieving the goals identified in the current Action Yorkton plan.
- To monitor and evaluate committee effectiveness to ensure the Chamber grows in profile and membership.
Accountability:
- The committee’s work is driven by its mandate and directed by the priorities detailed in the Chamber’s current Action Yorkton plan. The committee will recommend and seek overall Board approval prior to implementation of any Committee designed strategies.
- The committee, annually, will develop a committee plan to ensure work can be tracked, benchmarked and reported on.
Reporting:
- Committee activity and effectiveness benchmarks will be documented and provided in report form one week before the scheduled monthly Board meeting. The report will be circulated with the Director Meeting Package and subject to questions at the upcoming Board meeting.
- The lead spokesperson for the Chamber is the President of the Board. The President or a designate of the President will do all formal Chamber communications to the Media or Public.
Events
Mandate:
- To develop, implement and evaluate events which promote the Chamber and recognize success in the business community.
Membership:
- Director volunteers and community volunteers accepted at this time; subject to committee recommendation and planning review.
Expectations:
- Lead in the celebration of local business success.
- Plan, organize and oversee the Chamber’s events. Evaluate on an ongoing basis and determine effectiveness.
- Ensure the Chamber’s Celebrate Success function, in particular, remains the Chamber’s premiere function. Ensure the event’s integrity is maintained. Held every 2 years (in even years).
- Ensure Committee actions are consistent with the Chamber’s mission and guiding principles.
- Ensure Committee prioritizes their actions towards achieving the goals identified in the current Chamber Strategic Plan.
- To monitor and evaluate committee effectiveness to ensure the Chamber grows in profile and membership.
- Chamber Business Summit to be held every second year (in odd years)
- Chamber Business Dinner to be held annually.
Accountability:
- The committee’s work is driven by its mandate and directed by the priorities detailed in the Chamber’s current Strategic Plan. The committee will recommend and seek overall Board approval prior to implementation of any Committee designed strategies.
- The committee, annually, will develop a committee plan to ensure work can be tracked, benchmarked and reported on.
Reporting:
- Committee activity and effectiveness benchmarks will be documented and provided in report form one week before the scheduled monthly Board meeting. The report will be circulated with the Director Meeting Package and subject to questions at the upcoming Board meeting.
- The lead spokesperson for the Chamber is the President of the Board. The President or a designate of the President will do all formal Chamber communications to the Media or Public.
Public Policy
Mandate:
- To monitor, examine, develop and recommend to the Chamber Board position statements on selected municipal and/or provincial issues affecting our local business community.
Membership:
- Director volunteers are accepted at this time; subject to committee recommendation and planning review.
Expectations:
- Monitor the public policy forum/environment to determine the impact on the local business economy.
- Formulate positions and strategies for action for approval by the Board. Implement and monitor the effectiveness of Board approved activity.
- Working with the Business Development committee to address concerns and propose solutions to removing business barriers. Seek board approval; implement strategies; monitor effectiveness.
- Be the communication conduit between business and public policy officials.
- Promote pro-business legislation to local officials.
- Promote the committee’s availability to business and public officials for consultation purposes.
- Ensure Committee actions are consistent with the Chamber’s mission and guiding principles.
- Ensure Committee prioritizes their actions towards achieving the goals identified in the current Action Yorkton plan.
- To monitor and evaluate committee effectiveness to ensure the Chamber grows in profile and membership.
Accountability:
- The committee’s work is driven by its mandate and directed by the priorities detailed in the Chamber’s current Action Yorkton plan. The committee will recommend and seek overall Board approval prior to implementation of any Committee designed strategies.
- Issues which are out of local scope will be referred to the Provincial or National Chamber for action.
- The committee, annually, will develop a committee plan to ensure work can be tracked, benchmarked and reported on.
Reporting:
- Committee activity and effectiveness benchmarks will be documented and provided in report form one week before the scheduled monthly Board meeting. The report will be circulated with the Director Meeting Package and subject to questions at the upcoming Board meeting.
- The lead spokesperson for the Chamber is the President of the Board. The President or a designate of the President will do all formal Chamber communications to the Media or Public.