Willamette Main Street Meeting

Willamette Main Street Minutes Attendees: Ruth Offer, Shannen Knight, Diane Bays, Midge Pierce, Miles McCoy Minutes: With only a few board members available, this mid-winter meeting  dealt with a single topic, Farmer’s Market. Shannen updated the group on the extensive research she has done on contracts, websites, vendor applications, manager salaries, responsibilities, accountability and expectations.  Action to date: The promo committee has determined that Thursday is the optimal day for the market to avoid competition with Oregon City. Shannen has established a steering committee that will provide accountability to the market manager. She has set up a ManageMyMarket. com site for posting vendor submissions. Ruth will update manager job description so that Shannen can do a posting via Craig’s list. Hiring decision will rest with the Promotion Committee. Based on research, majority determined that our market manager salary is significantly higher than those of comparable markets. Salary discussion: Majority determined that pay should range from $12 - $18 an hour and be based on 2 hours per week between now and May; 15 hours a week during June, July, August markets. Miles registered objections. The next Board meeting is March 1 at 5 pm at Pacific West Bank. Date: Exact date and time not recorded