HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-10-19-minutes-chamber-ceo-ado-update2023-10-19 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 9:00 A.M. OCTOBER 19, 2023
Board members present: Vice-Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Commissioner
Laura Osiadacz. Excused: Chairman Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Amy McGuffin, Chief
Executive Officer - Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce; David
Chamberlin, Chamber Board Member.
SPECIAL MEETING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Vice-Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to
receive a quarterly update from the Kittitas County Chamber of
Commerce CEO/ADO.
Amy McGuffin, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive
Officer, reviewed quarterly reports for recruiting and marketing
activities; business retention and expansion activities; business
assistance including start-ups; as well as readiness and
capacity/asset building. She reviewed the revised Chamber Mission
statement and their membership analytics to date noting they have as
of September. There are 82 new businesses with the Chamber and that
is the most the Chamber has had, noting that her predecessor’s
highest recruitment was in the 40’s. Ms. McGuffin reviewed the
visitor center analytics for July, August and September.
She reviewed quarterly highlights stating that the Chamber was able
to push out $393,000., into small businesses this quarter. She
stated that thanks to the CDBG – CERB Grant Funding it has allowed
them to retain Small Business Development Center (SBDC)technical
assistance and the information they get from them has proven to be
invaluable.
She shared with the Board that the loss of business or non-starters
they have had shared with them when touring sites is continually
down, due to our cost of power.
Meeting concluded at 9:53 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
2023-10-19 MINUTES 2
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman