COOPERSTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Strategic Planning Meeting Minutes

November 5, 2009

The regular meeting of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Strategic Planning Committee was called to order at 8:30am by Deb Taylor, Chair at Wilber Bank, Rt. 28, Cooperstown.

Attendance: Deb Taylor, Chair; Jane Duel; Rich McCaffery; Mike Otis

Not in attendance: Marcy Birch (traveling); Devin Morgan (sick child);

Asked to attend/couldn’t: Ken Meifert (membership/World Series); Becky Davidson-Nielson (former membership/conflict).

Committee members reviewed the various goals, objectives & actions of Chamber committees, using the charts provided by the 2008-09 Strategic Planning Committee.

The matrix charts need to be simplified to single documents for use/implementation by individual committees: Audit; Board Development; Executive; Marketing; Membership Development; Strategic Planning; Tourism. (Andy may have).

While the Strategic Plan is the mechanism to give direction/keep focus to Chamber activities, it needs to be flexible according to committee input and priorities.

Each committee will be asked to review and incorporate the StraPl/Board-adopted charges according to “priorities” that each committee identifies, creating their own “do-ables” from the Strategic Plan. The vice-chair (Chair-to-be) will monitor progress on committee tasks.

Individual committee documents will be distributed to each Chair via email. The committees will assess their assignments and report their priorities to the StraPl Committee.

Several committee responsibilities were discussed, including Board Development focusing on talents that potential board members can bring to the table versus business affiliations; further clarification of the Tourism Committee’s responsibilities.

Next meeting: Thursday, December 5, 8:30am, Wilber National Bank, Otsego Branch (Route 28).

Submitted by: Deb Taylor