Policy
It’s the Chamber’s role to create, develop and utilize cutting-edge policies and practices that will provide outstanding pro-business legislative and local policy representation to our membership.
The Government Affairs Committee will provide direction to the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce for developing positions on legislation and other public issues, acting on those positions.
To identify issues through surveys and analyses from our members and Association of Washington Business. All legislated issues will be presented to the Board of Directors for final approval. If a particular business related issue needs to be addressed before to the next Board of Directors meeting and is an unanticipated legislative event then the Board of Directors allows this committee to act.
Vision
To educate and inform all legislative bodies about important business related issues facing the Mount Vernon community by using the collective clout of chambers of commerce and other business organizations and to educate and update chamber members on the committee’s activities.
Mission
The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee will work with all legislative bodies to foster a positive business climate for Mount Vernon.
Conference Calls
The Government Affairs Committee along with the Skagit Business Alliance hold weekly conference calls with AWB’s Gary Chandler while the legislature is in session. If you would like to join these conference calls please contact Kristen Whitener at (360) 428-8547 or kristenw@mountvernonchamber.com.
FEMA Flood
- City Of Mount Vernon Withdraws Complaint Against FEMA
- TV10 Clip on Mt. Vernon City Council Discussion of CLOMR Denial by FEMA
- FEMA CLOMR Letter to Congress
- FEMA CLOMR Response
2012 Legislative Dashboard
Documentation
- Tax Simplification Report- A report to the Governor
- 2011 Skagit Business Alliance Legislative Agenda
- Mount Vernon receives State Funding for Downtown Flood Protection & Revitalization Project
- Bills Becoming Partially or Fully Effective in 2009
- GROW Legislative Update 1/27/09
- Federal Issues Update 1/30/09
- 2010 Legislative Agenda
- 2009 Legislative Agenda
- 2008 Legislative Agenda
- 2007 Legislative Agenda
- 2006 Legislative Wrap-Up
- City of Mount Vernon Parking Ordinance
- Disaster Preparedness for Small & Medium Sized Businesses
Links
- Gregoire to push for business tax simplification
- Cherry Point Coal Port Pros & Cons Video
- GROW Washington Newsletter (Initiatives for Nov. Ballot, Discussing our Nation’s Debt & Defecit, etc.)
- AWB-Worker’s_Comp
- US Chamber for Mount Vernon Votes
- Stimulus Projects: a state–by–state breakdown
- www.fasterbettersafer.org
- Olympia Business Watch
- The US Chamber
- The Association of Washington Business
- Washington Research Council
- Mount Vernon TV10 Schedule
- The Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy
- The Washington Retail Association
- Enterprise Washington
- U.S. Chamber’s Campaign for Free Enterprise
- Dept. of Revenue’s Tax Facts Newsletter
Legislative Contacts
To contact the Government Affairs Division, call the Chamber office at 360-428-8547.
