Ocala Chamber in Deep Water. Should they continue to receive funding help as a sort of welfare? Write and let us know. Contact
Ocala Chamber CEP Said to have attacked The Belleview Chamber hoping to kill yet another competitive company. Mayor Dobkowski says "no way".
No, the Ocala Chamber Partnership should not be allowed to attack the Belleview business chamber. That is unfair trade practices by a government funded agency. The CEPFlorida.com was formed to stop practices like this. People are sick and tired of tricks to avoid laws and the sunshine by government officials. Maybe the elections will shine a light on the Government Agency called the Chamber Economic Partnership and all the millions that flow in and out.
MCBCC must rethink having a "River City Dude" do a job that should be done by commissioners and county staff. MCBCC must stay in the Sunshine, and follow FS 112.311 on Ethics when using FS 125.045 EDC authorization or Chapter 286 Sunshine laws. Instead, they have given their job to a local company along with Marion County governmental powers and tax funding.
Just think we have hired a $200,000 plus CEP promoter to give away our taxpayer dollars and do things we used to do for free. Citizens used to network and put on Marion County Day events for example. Now you must pay thousands just to go to County funded events.
Take a few minutes and watch https://youtu.be/LI_Oe-jtgdI Trouble Right Here in River City.
Think about paying commissioners almost $500,000 and they have to hire a guy for another $200,000 just to give out grants, favors, and tax wavers. It is the commissioners job to welcome new potential folks to our area. The Ocala Chamber is harassing Belleview just as they crushed MainStreet Chamber and MarionCountyCC.com.
It's not right, and the welfare to the Ocala Chamber is not in the public interest. Just ask other businesses that have to pay thousands to participate. If businesses want a Chamber in Ocala, they should pay for it like they have for the past 100 years.
A chamber is a Business; that must earn their own revenue. I remember the Ocala Chamber was Flat Broke four years ago when the idea of giving a double salary for the new guy.
I plan to make the Ocala Chamber strong again, and I will suggest the member businesses pay for their networking organization. For sure the tax payers should not pay for a business chamber. If we have an EDC it won't sell shares for $10,000 to $20,000 if I am on the MCBCC.
Usually, Chambers of Commerce are in a friendly competition, and they compete for customers like any normal company. If a Chamber is poorly managed, they fail like any business would if not supported by customers. Now they have morphed into an Economic Development branch of Marion County Government.
The hallmark of county farming out their responsibilities is very high pay, reportedly $220,000 for a job the county commissioners are paid to do. Outside the Ocala market, the Chamber does considerable damage to other chambers or businesses that might compete. MarionCountyCC.com and MainStreet Chamber are crushed, and now Belleview is in their sights.
Selling Ocala Chamber partnerships has gone from the national average of $300 to $600 to $1000 to $15,000 or higher selling influence and a better chance to receive a grant or other benefit.
The Ocala Chamber hurting Belleview is an unfair trade practice that must stop along with the non-bid free funding, month after month for years. Questions are swirling about avoiding the statutes on ethics for a government company, and the lack of sunshine transparently.
These EDC companies pay the top people well, in Ocala reportedly, $220,000 for the They give out tax breaks, discounts on impact fees, and often cash.
The Ocala Chamber is now the sometime spokesman and sometimes official agency for Marion County It has been a long time since the Ocala Chamber functioned as a chamber, about four years. Normally a chamber is a 501c(6) and under IRS code they are not allowed to do any activity that is normally a for-profit business. Consulting, rentals, magazine business are all examples of business that can not compete with the Subsidized Ocala Chamber.
The MarionCountyCC.com is designed to be free and promote like a facebook type business gaining income from advertising. Faced with the $20,000 subsidy that the Ocala CC receives there is no way to compete.
MCBCC must rethink having a "River City Dude" do a job that should be done by commissioners and county staff. MCBCC must stay in the Sunshine, and follow FS 112.311 on Ethics when using FS 125.045 EDC authorization or Chapter 286 Sunshine laws. Instead, they have given their job to a local company along with Marion County governmental powers and tax funding.
Just think we have hired a $200,000 plus CEP promoter to give away our taxpayer dollars and do things we used to do for free. Citizens used to network and put on Marion County Day events for example. Now you must pay thousands just to go to County funded events.
Take a few minutes and watch https://youtu.be/LI_Oe-jtgdI Trouble Right Here in River City.
Think about paying commissioners almost $500,000 and they have to hire a guy for another $200,000 just to give out grants, favors, and tax wavers. It is the commissioners job to welcome new potential folks to our area. The Ocala Chamber is harassing Belleview just as they crushed MainStreet Chamber and MarionCountyCC.com.
It's not right, and the welfare to the Ocala Chamber is not in the public interest. Just ask other businesses that have to pay thousands to participate. If businesses want a Chamber in Ocala, they should pay for it like they have for the past 100 years.
A chamber is a Business; that must earn their own revenue. I remember the Ocala Chamber was Flat Broke four years ago when the idea of giving a double salary for the new guy.
I plan to make the Ocala Chamber strong again, and I will suggest the member businesses pay for their networking organization. For sure the tax payers should not pay for a business chamber. If we have an EDC it won't sell shares for $10,000 to $20,000 if I am on the MCBCC.
Usually, Chambers of Commerce are in a friendly competition, and they compete for customers like any normal company. If a Chamber is poorly managed, they fail like any business would if not supported by customers. Now they have morphed into an Economic Development branch of Marion County Government.
The hallmark of county farming out their responsibilities is very high pay, reportedly $220,000 for a job the county commissioners are paid to do. Outside the Ocala market, the Chamber does considerable damage to other chambers or businesses that might compete. MarionCountyCC.com and MainStreet Chamber are crushed, and now Belleview is in their sights.
Selling Ocala Chamber partnerships has gone from the national average of $300 to $600 to $1000 to $15,000 or higher selling influence and a better chance to receive a grant or other benefit.
The Ocala Chamber hurting Belleview is an unfair trade practice that must stop along with the non-bid free funding, month after month for years. Questions are swirling about avoiding the statutes on ethics for a government company, and the lack of sunshine transparently.
These EDC companies pay the top people well, in Ocala reportedly, $220,000 for the They give out tax breaks, discounts on impact fees, and often cash.
The Ocala Chamber is now the sometime spokesman and sometimes official agency for Marion County It has been a long time since the Ocala Chamber functioned as a chamber, about four years. Normally a chamber is a 501c(6) and under IRS code they are not allowed to do any activity that is normally a for-profit business. Consulting, rentals, magazine business are all examples of business that can not compete with the Subsidized Ocala Chamber.
The MarionCountyCC.com is designed to be free and promote like a facebook type business gaining income from advertising. Faced with the $20,000 subsidy that the Ocala CC receives there is no way to compete.
