[OMS_MANAGERS] City government financial support

[Charlie Mitchell]

Julia,

Our current arrangement between the City and our local Main Street
organization has the City providing the staffing support (16 hours/week).
Happy to discuss the arrangement in more detail with you to answer your
questions if you'd like.

Charlie Mitchell
City of Dallas
charlie.mitchell at dallasor.gov
503-831-3565


On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 1:33 PM Julia Bochsler via OMS_MANAGERS <
oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> We are working with our city planner and new city manager to improve the
> relationship with Revitalize Downtown Stayton.  Of course we would like
> financial support but also to have a little bit of clout when pursuing
> design, economic vitality propositions and promotions.  I would love to
> hear from other Main Street organizations about their relationships with
> their city government:
>
> Do any of you have an actual city employee for a main street manager and
> how does that affect your board?
> Do any of you have financial support, but the employee is paid by the Main
> Street organization?
> What was your city’s buy in to getting a full time Main Street Manager?
> Does your organization have the same clout as your chamber of commerce?
> Are you able to things in your downtown without having to have a city
> commission set up to oversee your requests?
> Do any main streets work directly with their city council to get design
> (benches, trash receptacles, sidewalk art, etc) and promotions(farmers
> markets, concerts, Christmas tree lighting) approved?
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Juli Bochsler
> Revitalize Downtown Stayton
> Vice President
> (503) 871 6764
> julibox at aol.com
>
>

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