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Collinsville
Chamber of Commerce
June 6, 2013 Annual Legislative Report |
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List
of Chamber
Members by Category
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2013
Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Officers: |
| Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: |
| 2011-2013: Jim Dolton -- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Don Hutchinson -- VVEC Christine Wilson -- Hometown Insurance |
| 2012-2014: Ron Evans -- Collinsville Education Foundation / Nifty50s Eddie James -- Green Country Auto Sales James Roderick -- James Roderick & Associates |
| 2013-2015: Stacy Brown -- CastleRock Financial Advisors Scott Reeves -- QuikTrip Corporation Kent Smalygo -- Kent's Custom Cars & Trucks |
| President-appointed
One Year Directors: Sherry Campbell -- Custom Dental Mark Courtney -- Miller's Sinclair Marilyn Hardacre -- Keller-Williams Real Estate Christina Lambert -- Too Blond Salon Beth Ann Langston -- Home Town Real Estate |
| Honorary: 2012 President -- Bill Johnson (Collinsville News) City Manager -- Pam Polk Cherokee Nation -- Cara Cowan Watts County Commissioner -- John Smaligo, Jr. Mayor -- Herb Weaver School Superintendent -- Terry Due State Representative -- Earl Sears State Senator -- Rick Brinkley |
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Jerry
Bayless (AT&T)
Addressed Internet Access Question |
Rep.
Earl Sears
June Chamber Meet Speaker |
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Teresa
Brown
Chamber President-Elect Presided |
Roger
Dunham
Last Month As Chamber Director |
| Jerry Bayless (an AT&T representative) was invited by Representative Sears to followup on a concern raised at the January 2013 chamber meet before the legislative session began. That concern was the lack of internet access to certain Collinsville rural areas. Although he did not provide specifics, Bayless indicated AT&T was "working on upgrades constantly" and has a 3 year plan in progress for $14 billion in improvements in this part of the state. |
| Sample topics discussed
by our District 11 Oklahoma State Representative (Earl Sears): * Oklahoma is unprepared for Obama Care ... a special session is likely as plans must be in place before it starts in 2014 * Pensions * Crowded Prisons * Future looks good ... keep moving Oklahoma forward * Oklahoma has recovered quite nicely from economic downturn (energy driven) (4.7% unemployment compared to 7.9% nationally) * Oklahoma Rainy Day Fund has $577 million now * $7.1 billion state budget * fund core government first (transportation, health care, foster/DHS, public education ...) * Disagrees with elimination of state income tax but OK with planned decreases in rates * Repair of State Capitol will be funded by a 1 year delay in state tax decrease (5.25% to 5%) * Still working to tighten up use of tax credits and exemptions (need reviewed criteria) |
