3:00 PM Government Affairs Committee

Committee purpose:

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• Set guidelines for PAC giving policies.
• Recommend association policy on legislative, regulatory and legal issues to the Board of Directors.
• Monitor and track governmental activities and issues that may have an impact on the industry.  Conducts research where necessary.
• Develop personal relationships with public (municipal, county, regional, state and national) officials.
• Develop and coordinate local legislative and regulatory goals and strategies.  Develops a system to prioritize issues according to their importance, ability to succeed and impact on association resources.
• Prepare regular communications regarding actions by local government for distribution to members.
• Develop and implement a system to alert members regarding pending government issues of interest to industry.
• Develop solutions to industry problems in cooperation with elected and appointed officials.
• Develop programs for association meetings involving government affairs issues, including participation by leading appointed and elected officials.
• Identify members to testify before boards, commissions and committees regarding industry issues.  Also, identifies members interested in serving as an appointed or elected public official.
• Act as the liaison with state and national government affairs committees and garners support among local members for state and national initiatives.