Dewitt Chamber & Development Co

“No review was or will be conducted.”

“The directors must sign an annual confidentiality statement.”

“The executive committee leads the annual review of the executive director. They solicit feedback from all board members prior to the review. The ec nenbers then complete a written review and have the ed complete a self assessment of the past year and future goals. Compensation changes are addressed during the review. The executive committee approves and then recomends the review to the board of directors, whom then approve the comensation change.”

“Documents are available for inspection upon request at the dewitt development company offices.”

“The dcdc is involved in supporting existing businesses and recruiting new businesses to the dewitt area. The dcdc partnered with the small business center to provide free couseling for businessowners, 31 participated. 37,800 of chamber bucks were sold, keeping spending dollars in dewitt. A look local first initiative was maintained, designed to encourage residents, employees and visitors to purchase goods and services in the community. To date the llf program has tracked 3.87 million dollars in purchases. The dcdc partners with three economic development entities, clinton regional development corporation, quad cities chamber, and prosperity eastern iowa. Our staff partners and leads community workforce development initiatives with business and educational institutions in our region; including hands on activities,which provided 1,000+ area students with career exposure opportunities. The dcdc responds to prospective business inquires regarding expansion opportunities in our community. The dcdc lead the community in sharing general and organizaion specific information regarding covid with area businesses, offering numerous webinars and community support initiatives.”

“The dcdc promotes member development. Membership includes 231 member businesses. Membership dues structure did not change. We continue to offer a dues structure that allows members to choose what level of membership they prefer. The dcdc ambassadors welcomed 9 new business to dewitt and celebrated 9 spotlight on successses for existing business growth. We recognized our outstanding members in our "members choice awards" that allows members and the community to cast their vote in different categories of business excellence. Monthly networking events and quarterly lunch and learn meetings are held. New member packets are distributed and quarterly dcdc 101 information sessions are held for new members and contacts. The annual golf bash fundraiser was held. The dcdc newsletter is sent to over 800 people on a monthly basis.”

“The dcdc works to improve branding and community relations for the dewitt community. Total number of community events we promoted grew to 943 community events which was distributed to thousands of subscribers to our weekly "what's happening in dewitt" e-newsletter. Thousands of visitors brochures and commuinity guides were distributed to residents, employees and visitors. Community banners and holiday decorations are hung along two primary streets. A "welcome to dewitt" program for new residents and employees continues to be offered. The dcdc partners with the eastern iowa tourism association and visit quad cities to assist in promoting community attractions and businesses to visitors. The dcdc website, dewittiowa.org, continues to be the primary dewitt community website. It had over 27,500 page views. A dewitt delivers community blog, www.dewittdelivers.com,and a weekly email, "what's happening in dewitt" goes to 2,000+ people. A local job posting ability is promoted and successfully used, nearly doubling over last year to 12,196+ website views in the past year. Several community events were coordinated by the dcdc including autumn fest, virtual santa visits, a santa drive around greeting and a hometown christmas weekend that was planned but cancelled at the last minuite. We also led the community effort to host ragbrai as an overnight community.”

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