Government Affairs
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 AWB. 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.
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
Documentation
- UI Bill Will Increase Your Taxes!
- Now That The 2009 Legislative Session Is Over
- Legislative Results for Business 2009
- City Council Study Session Agenda
- Federal Issues Update 3/6/09
- Bills Becoming Partially or Fully Effective in 2009
- Chamber Day 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 City Council Study Session Agenda
- City of Mount Vernon Parking Ordinance
- 2008 Legislative Tax Changes from the Washington State Department of Revenue
- Disaster Preparedness for Small & Medium Sized Businesses
Links
- GROW Action Alert
- US Chamber for Mount Vernon Votes
- More economists sign on to pro–tax letter
- 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
- 2010 U.S. Chamber State of American Business Address
- U.S. Chamber's Campaign for Free Enterprise
Legislative Contacts
To contact the Government Affairs Committee, call the Chamber office at 360-428-8547
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