As a business leader in the Toledo region, your opinions deserve to be heard by elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels of government. The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is a member-driven organization, and we take pride in utilizing the wide range of industry knowledge, expertise, locations and perspectives of our members in our committees. The work of the Toledo Chamber committees guides the policy priorities and legislative issues that we undertake. As a benefit of being a member of the Toledo Chamber, you can lend your expertise to the conversation by participating on one of the policy committees. These committees provide expertise to the Chamber membership and elected officials on public policy decisions that impact our region's business community. While open to all Chamber members, committee members are invited to serve based on their background, interests, and needs of the committee. Please indicate your interest in joining or learning more about a committee and member of the Advocacy & Public Policy team will reach out to you shortly.
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee (GAC) provides overall policy recommendations to the Chamber and TASBA boards. The committee meets on a regular basis to review issues impacting the business community in the Toledo region.
The GAC plays a key role in developing the Chamber’s biennial public policy agenda. In addition to the legislative agenda, the committee often makes recommendations on positions the Chamber and TASBA boards should take on specific pieces of legislation, levy requests, and local and state ballot issues.
This Committee meets monthly with the exception of February and July.
Tax Subcommittee
The tax subcommittee is comprised of CPAs, tax attorneys, business owners and others with expertise in business-related tax issues. The subcommittee reviews proposed tax policy primarily at the local and state levels. In addition to providing recommendations on tax policy, members of the committee may also have the opportunity to present information through Chamber educational programs and newsletter submissions.
The Subcommittee meets quarterly.
Workplace Regulations Subcommittee
The Workplace Regulations Subcommittee reviews policy proposals that impact business, with an emphasis on HR related issues. Members of the committee may also have the opportunity to present information through Chamber educational programs and newsletter submissions. Members of this committee tend to have backgrounds in employment law, human resources, employee benefits, and workplace safety.
This Subcommittee meets 5 to 6 times per year.
Public Infrastructure Subcommittee
The committee examines issues such as regional water, water & sewer rate structure, and other key public infrastructure needs. This committee will work closely with other partners in the region to identify infrastructure needs of the business community.
This Subcommittee meets quarterly.
Sustainability Subcommittee
The committee examines issues related to energy (with an emphasis on renewables), recycling, and other issues around sustainability of interest to the business community.
This subcommittee meets quarterly.
Military Affairs Committee
The Military Affairs Committee provides a forum for the commanders of the region’s military units to engage with regional support groups and business community. This provides a venue for the support groups to better understand the needs of the servicemen and women and for the military units to provide an update about their recent accomplishments.
The Committee generally meets two times each year (spring and fall).