Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce

“Regular members shall include any person, association, corporation, partnership, or estate having an interest in the purpose of the chamber.”

“Members of the oshkosh chamber of commerce are given the opportunity to submit names of proposed candidates to serve as directors, which are given to the board management & development committee. The board management and development committee considers all proposed candidates and submits a proposal slate of nine candidates for directorship to the board for its approval. Following approval of the proposed slate the president/ceo must notify members the names of persons nominated as candidiates for directors and the right of petition for additional nominations. If no petitiion is filed within the designated period the nominations are closed and the proposed slate of nine candidates are declared elected by the board of directors at the annual september meeting. If a petition is filed, the names of any additional candidates nominated, along with the proposed slate are sent to the members with instructions on the ballot to vote for nine candidates. The chairman of the board of directors will then appoint an election commmitte, three directors whose terms expire at the end of the organization's fiscal year, to ensure that the election of directors is followed according to the terms and conditions of the by-laws. The current chairman of the board gets to appoint one director to the board.”

“The form 990 was prepared by independent auditors, hawkins ash cpas, llp, which is given to the president, controller, chairman of the board, board treasurer and audit committee for review.”

“Each year all board members sign a conflict of interest disclosure to make the board aware of any potential conflicts. These statements are kept on file at the organization's office. If there is a conflict of interest, the board member would abstain from voting.”

“The ceo management committee conducts the annual evaluation process for the president. This committee consists of five members of the board of directors, with the chair, chair-elect and past chair as members to ensure consistency. This committee is responsible for determining the president's annual goals and performance standard. The president provides a quarterly status report to the chair outlining progress on the annual program of work. This, along with the president's goals, is used to evaluate performance. The evaluation is handled as part of the salary review process. This discussion is led by the current chair. Level of performance is based on the progess and/or successful completion of the activities outlines in the annual program of action. Progress and/or successful completion of the activities outlines in the annual program of action. The evaluation process places emphasis on attaining goals and objectives of the organization. The president conducts the annual review process for other key employees of the organization. The evaluation process for other key employees places emphasis on attaining goals and objectives of the organization. The president conducts the annual review process for other key employees of the organization. The evaluation process for other key employees places emphasis on attaining goals and objectives of the organization.”

“Copies will be provided upon request.”

“The process had no changes from prior year.”