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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome, and congratulations. You can find a really good sample policy manual and lots of other great resources on the Oregon Main Street website.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx?wp3774=p:1#g_cbb76976_c37f_409c_ad4b_91f54b101d1e">https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx?wp3774=p:1#g_cbb76976_c37f_409c_ad4b_91f54b101d1e</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000099">Timothy Bishop<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000099">Economic Development Director
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">La Grande, OR 97850<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Office: 541-962-1308<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Web
<a href="http://www.lagrandeed.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.lagrandeed.com</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Downtown Corvallis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 11, 2024 11:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] Governance docs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002244;background:red">STOP and VERIFY - This message came from
<b><u>outside</u></b> of the City of La Grande.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002244">
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<p class="MsoNormal">My name is Jen Waters and I'm the President of the forming Downtown Corvallis Organization.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are about to receive our nonprofit designation, but we are hoping to avoid having to start all over in regards to policies and procedures, finance policies, and other governance policies of the like. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If anyone would be willing to share some of their Governance policies, it would be much appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Jen Waters<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">President<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Downtown Corvallis Organization <o:p></o:p></p>
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