Please join me in thanking your Board of Directors for spending a Friday and Saturday of their time and covering their own cost to attend our Board's planning session. Our focus this year was on building and maintaining the sustainability of your Chamber, the 10th largest in the state and the second largest in San Diego County.
I am proud to report that the Chamber finished in the black in 2014, contributing a modest amount to our reserves.
At the intensive two-day planning session, the board focused on the Chamber's key areas of operation, membership and the services and opportunities we provide to our members, our publications, and the special events we put on. After reviewing each of these items in detail, we shared dialogue on what we felt was working well and the areas that needed improvement.
We then distilled down five key focus areas and split into small teams to offer suggestions in each of those areas. The staff has captured the information and we will further discuss ideas with the full board in the coming months.
I would like to thank Mayor Matt Hall, Councilman Michael Schumacher, City Manager Steve Sarkozy and Assistant City Manager Kathy Dodson for presenting to our Board their vision for the City going forward and some of the challenges they face as a municipality. In addition, we were happy to hear the results of the city's survey, which showed tremendous satisfaction with city services and how our tax dollars are spent.
Lastly, I would also like to thank Carlsbad Unified School Board of Trustees President Veronica Williams and Vice President Claudine Jones for coming and sharing the work that the school district is doing to educate on children in the ever-challenging world of education.
It takes a high functioning City, Chamber, and education system to develop a world-class city. I believe that by all three groups collaborating and sharing information and how to support each other, we are well on that path.
I look forward to sharing more of the Chamber's plans for 2015 as they develop.
I am proud to report that the Chamber finished in the black in 2014, contributing a modest amount to our reserves.
At the intensive two-day planning session, the board focused on the Chamber's key areas of operation, membership and the services and opportunities we provide to our members, our publications, and the special events we put on. After reviewing each of these items in detail, we shared dialogue on what we felt was working well and the areas that needed improvement.
We then distilled down five key focus areas and split into small teams to offer suggestions in each of those areas. The staff has captured the information and we will further discuss ideas with the full board in the coming months.
I would like to thank Mayor Matt Hall, Councilman Michael Schumacher, City Manager Steve Sarkozy and Assistant City Manager Kathy Dodson for presenting to our Board their vision for the City going forward and some of the challenges they face as a municipality. In addition, we were happy to hear the results of the city's survey, which showed tremendous satisfaction with city services and how our tax dollars are spent.
Lastly, I would also like to thank Carlsbad Unified School Board of Trustees President Veronica Williams and Vice President Claudine Jones for coming and sharing the work that the school district is doing to educate on children in the ever-challenging world of education.
It takes a high functioning City, Chamber, and education system to develop a world-class city. I believe that by all three groups collaborating and sharing information and how to support each other, we are well on that path.
I look forward to sharing more of the Chamber's plans for 2015 as they develop.