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March 28, 1995 Mayor Hank Duitsman City of Elk River P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 Dear Mayor Duitsman: 9 ~~ ~~.i ~ .. i~1~ EIk Riner Area Chamber of Commerce This letter is a follow-up to our conversation today about the City of Elk River becoming an annual contributor to the Elk River Area Leadership Development Program. As you know, the program is designed to develop future leaders for the community who are informed, dynamic, qualified, and motivated. We plan to sponsor this program annually, September through May, and anticipate graduating 35 participants per year. The Chamber firmly believes that the graduates of the Leadership Perspectives program would be excellent candidates for the City of Elk River to consider for various boards and commissions. ~'he Chamber of Commerce would like to encourage the City of Elk River to become a contributing partner in this program by annually contributing to the program in the range of $2,500 - $3,000. The program's operating budget is $9,750 with the participants paying a registration fee of $225 if they are a member of the Chamber and $300 if they are anon-member. This leaves a deficit of $3,000 that the Chamber would have to absorb to provide such a program. Some potential opponents of the City participating in this program might azgue that the Chamber could just raise the registration fee. We would like to offer the opportunity for all residents of the community the chance to participate in this program and therefore we must try to keep the cost associated with registering for the program at a reasonable and modest fee. I hope the City will consider this proposal as I believe that this program can and will benefit the Ciry. Having better informed citizens who will be able to offer their individual contributions to the community by becoming better educated on the whole "Elk River perspective" can do nothing but assist in making our community a better place to live, work, play and do business. I look forward to your prompt reply. Sincerely, ~~~~ ackie F. Schuelein Executive Vice President 509 Highway 10 • Elk River, Minnesota 55330-1415 • (672) 441-3110 `Building a Better Community Togedher"