Municipal Activity Committee

Meeting Time: Fourth Wednesday of the month, Noon to 1 P.M. at the Anchorage Chamber Board Room

Committee Liaison: Kaylin Smith, 677-7112 kaylin@anchoragechamber.org

 

Committee Chairs

Julie Hasquet - Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
Calvin Schrage - Frontier Tutoring

 

Mission Statement

To monitor relevant issues affecting the local business community, and help develop responses to such issues.

 

PRIORITIES

• Responsible for the Anchorage Chamber advocacy program related to municipal business including development, implementation, and evaluation
• Responsible for researching and monitoring progress of all proposed legislation in the municipality and state arenas relevant to our mission of advancing a successful business climate
• Prioritizes proposed legislation on which the Anchorage Chamber can have a significant impact, creates an advocacy strategy, and makes recommendations to the board

 

COMMITTEE GOALS

• Consider the need to survey membership for municipal issues of concern
• Develop municipal priorities and advocacy plan for each priority
• Develop standard language and format for letters of support and public testimony for each priority
• Review pending legislation and prioritize based on member concerns