Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recommends association policy on legislative, regulatory, and legal issues to the Board of Directors

• Monitors and tracks government activities and issues that may have an impact on the industry; conducts research where necessary

• Develops personal relationships with public (municipal, county, regional, state, and national) officials

• Develops and coordinates local legislative and regulatory goals and strategies; develops a system to prioritize issues according to their importance, ability to succeed and impact on association resources

• Prepares regular communications regarding actions by local government for distribution to members

• Develops and implements a system to alert members regarding pending government issues of interest to industry

• Oversees a political action committee to raise funds to assist candidates for local office

• Develops solutions to industry problems in cooperation with elected and appointed officials

• Develops a political education program designed to urge members to participate in the electoral process

• Develops programs for association meetings involving government affairs issues, including participation by leading appointed and elected officials

• Identifies members to testify before boards, commissions, and committees regarding industry issues; also identifies members interested in serving as an appointed or elected public official

• Acts as the liaison with state and national government affairs committees and garners support among local members for state and national initiatives