In an effort
to provide leadership in areas of economic development and the quality of life in Harris
County, the Harris County Chamber of Commerce shall investigate issues deemed appropriate
to the mission statement of the Chamber. This
shall be done according to the following procedure:
Members requesting the issue
review shall submit Part One of the Issue Review Form to the
Executive Committee of the Chamber for review.
If approved for further
investigation, the Executive Committee will appoint an investigating task force to perform
an in-depth study as outlined in Part Two of this procedure. The submitting members will be informed in writing
of action taken. When the task force has completed their investigation, they shall
submit their findings to the Board of Directors. The
directors will decide what action should be taken. The submitting members will be informed in writing of this
action.
Part One
Instructions for Submission:
On a separate
piece of paper please give the following information:
List name(s) of
person(s) and/or committee(s) making inquiry.
Designate one person as contact, include phone number.
Submit written responses to the
following questions and attach this form to the
front of the document. Mail or deliver to
the Chamber office: P. O. Box 426, Hamilton, GA 31811. Document may be presented to Executive Committee
in person. Call the Chamber office to be
added to the agenda, 628-0031.
1. Briefly state
the issue, explaining why this is a "Chamber" issue.
2. Is this a "Planning For Growth" issue? If so, which goal?
3. What are the deadlines for the Chamber making its position known?
4. To the best of your knowledge, where did the issue originate?
5. Who will be impacted and how?
6. What geographic areas (local/regional) will be impacted and how?
7. Who are the decision makers?
8. What types of decision are being suggested? By whom?
9. What other persons and/or organizations are involved in
promoting or discouraging the issue?
10. What are the sources of information for further investigation?
(Executive Committee)
The Executive Committee has
reviewed the issue and it has been [ ]
approved [ ] denied for further investigation.
Comments:___________________________________________________________
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HARRIS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ISSUE REVIEW PROCEDURE
Part Two
The Executive Committee, upon
review of the attached "Issue Review Procedure, Part One," hereby appoints an
investigating task force to respond to same.
Appointed task force members or
task force chair receiving this information are listed below:
When complete, submit report to
Chamber office.
Response is requested
by_____________________________.
(date)
Part Two of Two
1. How does this issue fit
within the purposes and goals of the Chamber? Research
the appropriateness of the issue, i.e.,
expound on the first two questions of Part One of this review.
2. When taking a position on
this issue, what are the "risks" versus the "benefits" to the Chamber? Take into consideration the Chamber's credibility
and the possible alienation of some members.
3. Is this an issue for which
Chamber-wide (membership) consensus is recommended?
4. Identify the sources of
information provided to this committee and state the information provided by each. Remember there are many agencies with a wealth of
resources.
5. Recommend a position and
support the reasons for this recommendation. List advantages and
disadvantages. This list may include, but is not restricted to, the impact the issue
will have on the economy (employment, taxes) and quality of life (public services,
environment), etc.
6. What will the Chamber's
future role be on the issue?
7. How is the Chamber's
stand on the issue to be made known?
8. To whom and by whom is the
Chamber's position to be made known? |
