July 13, 2005
Final action on the Junk Fax Prevention Act . . .
On Saturday, July 9, the President signed the Junk Fax Prevention Act
of 2005 into law.
The bill maintains the "established business relationship" (EBR)
exception that allows associations and companies to send unsolicited commercial
faxes to their members and clients. In addition to restoring the EBR,
the fax bill requires that all unsolicited commercial faxes include an
opt-out provision on the first page of the fax, providing a cost-free,
24-hour means for the recipient to request to be removed from the fax
distribution list; requires that fax numbers be obtained either directly
from the recipient or from a public source to which the recipient gave
the number for publication (i.e., a Web site, advertisement or directory);
and "grandfathers" in fax numbers in the possession of the sender
at the time of enactment.
Upcoming On the Job Training RFP . . .
News from the NYS Department of Labor: The new Chamber On the Job Training RFP will be issued in the State Register on July 27th. Chambers are the only eligible applicants for this program funded out of the state budget. Per a Comptroller's ruling last August, The Department of Labor is no longer allowed to print its competitive solicitations in the Contract Reporter. Instead, copies will be mailed directly to chambers around the state.
The RFP won’t be available prior to July 27th, in compliance with procurement rules, so do not contact the Department of Labor before then. It will be posted on the Workforce NY web site: www.workforcenewyork.org
Orchard Park Chamber hosts Bill Drury Seminar . . .
The Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce is presenting the
seminar, A PASSION FOR SERVICE® with national speaker Bill Drury,
on Wednesday, July 20th. The half-day seminar will present solutions to
multiple customer service challenges. The full brochure is available in
PDF format HERE.
The Orchard Park Chamber will extend the member registration rate to CANYS
members and their members. To register, call the chamber at 716-662-3366.
Tell us About it . . .
Wally Hart at the Fulton County Chamber needs your help: Fulton County is having a difficult time with assessing on real property and the related issues of taxation, Medicaid mandates etc. The Chamber is assisting in the battle and trying to help where possible. We are trying to put together task forces that address local issues and state issues. Are there other Chambers or groups that are working on similar projects around the state? Can they share some insight? E-mail Wally at president@fultoncountyny.org.
The Center for Governmental Research, based in Rochester, is seeking a president/CEO. Candidates should hold an advanced degree in a social science or public policy field and have at least ten years of managerial experience in applied policy analysis, governmental finance/ budgeting, public management consulting or related area. Additional details are available HERE. Written applications should be sent by July 26 to: Chairman, Transition Committee, CGR, One South Washington Street, Suite 400, Rochester, NY 14614-1125, or send applications by email by July 26 to: dpryor@cgr.org.
Multiple congratulations for the Poughkeepsie Area Chamber: Audra Barton was recently promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Gloria Cukar was promoted to Vice President of membership. Both changes were part of an overall reorganization of the Chamber and its long-term plans.
Got a question you’d like to ask other CANYS members? Job opening in your chamber? Great idea you’d like to share? Send it to maggie.moree@bcnys.org.
