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President:
Brian Wolfe
7U Hunting Ranch & Sporting Clays LLC
Vice President:
Heidi Zanotelli
Scout's Books
Secretary:
Tiffany Johnson
Crying J Stacking |
Treasurer:
Tracy Landreth
Dairy Queen
Board Member:
Kelly Ellis
USNG, Inc.
Board Member:
Adam Tolman
Malheur Drug |
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Calendar Items:
Chamber Meetings - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays - 8am-City Hall--The 4th Tuesday at noon lunch is served. Email to RSVP! Click Here!
February 27th 7am Holiday Inn Ontario - Area Chamber Economic Development Breakfast
March 20th 6pm Vale High School - 2nd Annual Banquet & Auction Sponsored by the Vale Chamber Of Commerce
April-September - Teen Film Project
April 11th 1pm Vale City Park - Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by the Vale Chamber Of Commerce
May 30 - Art Beat on Main Street
June 14th - Art in the Park on Flag Day
July 1-4 - Vale 4th of July Rodeo, Oregon Trail Days Sponsored by the Vale Chamber Of Commerce
July 4th - Vale Parade Sponsored by the Vale Chamber Of Commerce
July 31 Vale Rodeo Grounds- Tracy Lawrence Concert Sponsored by the Vale Chamber Of Commerce
August 10-12th - Annual August Art Camp - CONTACT SJ Fuson: Call (541) 473-3470
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Vale
Chamber Mission Statement
The mission of the Vale Chamber of Commerce is to coordinate the
improvement of the main street area to advance commercial, industrial,
civic, and general interest in the City of Vale and its trade area.
U. S. Chamber Statement
U.S. Chambers work to publicize, promote and develop commercial
and industrial opportunities, and to improve schools, streets, housing,
public works, fire and police protection, parks, playgrounds and
recreational and tourist facilities
BY-LAWS FOR VALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ARTICLE I - Name
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be Vale Chamber of
Commerce.
ARTICLE II - Object
Section 1. The Vale Chamber of Commerce is organized for the
purpose of advancing commercial, industrial, civic and general interest
of the City of Vale, and its trade area.
ARTICLE III - Limitation of Methods
Section 1. The Chamber shall be nonpartisan and nonsectarian,
and shall take no part in or lend its influence or facilities, either
directly or indirectly, to the nomination, election or appointment
of any candidate for office in city, county, state or nation.
ARTICLE IV - Membership
Section 1. Eligibility for membership and membership dues
shall be in accordance with the standards set by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Members may be expelled by the Board of Directors
for non-payment of dues or for cause.
ARTICLE V - Meetings
Section 1. The regular membership meetings shall
be held on Tuesday of each week.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall call a
membership meeting upon petition signed by not less than ten percent
of the members.
Section 3. The annual meeting shall be held in
January, the exact date to be set by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. At all membership meetings, five percent
of the members in good standing shall constitute a quorum.
Section 5. Notice of both annual and special meetings
shall be given to each member in person or by mailing notice to
his or her last know post office address at least ten days in advance
of the day of the meeting.
ARTICLE VI - Board of Directors
Section 1. The Government of the Chamber, the
direction of its work and the control of its property shall be vested
in a Board of Directors consisting of a minimum of six members,
one-third of whom shall be elected annually for a term of three
years, as hereinafter provided, and no member of the Board of Directors
shall be eligible for re-election until after the lapse of one year
from his or her term as director. The Directors shall have
the power to fill all vacancies on the Board of Directors.
They may adopt rules for conducting the business of the Chamber
of Commerce. They shall meet not less frequently than once
a month, at such regular time and place as will be determined by
them. They shall submit in writing at the annual meeting a
full report of the work and finances of the organization.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall be elected
as follows: A nominating committee of not less than three
members shall be appointed by the President not later than the 20th
day of November, whose duty it shall be to nominate from the members
of the Vale Chamber of Commerce persons for each Board position.
While not required but desired, two persons shall be nominated for
each Board position. Said committee shall file a list of the
nominees recommended with the President no later than December 1st.
The President shall then make a ballot of nominees submitted by
him by the committee and provide three blank spaces for write-in
candidates on the ballot and mail the ballot to the members of the
Chamber of Commerce by December 5th. All ballots, to be valid,
shall be returned to the Chamber President by December 15th.
The Chamber secretary shall then compile a list of the winning candidates
and give their names to the President of the Chamber of Commerce,
who shall then make the results known to the Chamber of Commerce.
Section 3. Absence from three consecutive regular
meetings, without an excuse deemed valid and so recorded by the
Board of Directors, shall be construed as a resignation from the
Board of Directors.
Section 4. A majority of the Board of Directors
shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VII - Officers
Section 1. Within ten days after the election,
the newly elected Directors and those Directors whose terms did
not expire, shall meet and elect the following officers for the
ensuing year: a president, vice president, a secretary and
a treasurer. All said officers must be members of the Board
of Directors except the secretary and treasurer, who may or may
not be members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
may employ a Manager, whose compensation shall be determined by
the Board of Directors. The Manager shall also serve as the
secretary to the Board of Directors.
Section 2. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Directors, and
perform all duties incident to this office. He or she shall,
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, appoint all committees
and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. He shall
at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, and at such other
times as he or she may deem proper, commend to the membership or
the Board of Directors such matters and make such suggestions as
may tend to promote the prosperity and increase the usefulness of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Section 3. The Vice President shall act in the
absence of the President; and in the absence or disability of the
two officers named (President and Vice President), a member of the
Board of Directors shall be chosen to act temporarily.
Section 4. The Treasurer or Manager shall receive
and disburse the funds of the Chamber. They shall keep all
moneys of the Chamber deposited in its name. At quarterly
intervals, they shall make a report to the Board of Directors, which
may at its discretion require them to give acceptable bonds, in
such sums as the Board may determine, for the faithful performance
of their duties.
Section 5. The President shall be the chief administrative
officer of the Chamber of Commerce. It shall be the duty of
the Secretary to conduct the official correspondence, preserve all
books, documents and communications, keep books of accounts and
maintain an accurate record of the proceedings of the Chamber of
Commerce, the Board of Directors and all committees. He or
she shall submit a financial statement and written report of the
year's work at the close of each fiscal year. He or she shall
have general supervision over all employees of the Chamber.
He or she shall perform such duties as may be incident to his or
her office, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors.
At the expiration of his or her term of office, he or she shall
deliver to the Board of Directors all books, papers and property
of the Chamber of Commerce. The Manager shall be bonded in
the amounts approved by the Board and the fee or fees shall be paid
by the Chamber. The Manager may assist the Treasurer in the
latter's duties.
ARTICLE VIII - Committees
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall authorize
and define the powers and duties of all committees.
Section 2. The President shall appoint all committees,
subject to confirmation by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. The President shall appoint a finance
committee whose duty it shall be to audit or cause to be audited
annually, the books and accounts of the Chamber of Commerce at the
close of the business of the fiscal year, and report its findings
to the Board of Directors and to the membership. All recommendations
for the expenditure outside the budget shall be submitted to the
finance committee, whose recommendations shall be submitted to the
Board of Directors for approval.
ARTICLE IX - Budget
Section 1. As soon as possible after the annual
meeting of each year, the finance committee shall compile a budget
of estimated expenses, including a stated amount for each committee
and submit it to the Board of Directors. As passed by the
Board and approved by the membership with or without modification,
this budget shall be the appropriation measure of the Chamber of
Commerce. No committee may exceed its appropriation without
the consent of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X - Disbursements
Section 1. No disbursements of the funds of the
Chamber of Commerce shall be made unless the same shall have been
approved, authorized and ordered by the Board of Directors.
All disbursements shall be made by check. Checks shall be
signed by the Manager and countersigned by the Treasurer or the
President.
ARTICLE XI - Fiscal Year
Section 1. The Fiscal Year shall end the 31st
day of December.
ARTICLE XII - Parliamentary Procedure
Section 1. The proceedings of the Chamber meetings
shall be governed by and conducted according to the latest edition
of Robert's Manual of Parliamentary Rules.
ARTICLE XIII - Amendments
Section 1. These by-laws may be amended or altered
by a two-thirds vote of those present at any regular or special
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, provided notice of the proposed
change shall have been mailed by the Manager to each member no less
than ten days prior to such meetings.
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