Membership Terms

“Member” refers to the business. “Delegate” refers to the person representing the business. Each member must specify a delegate or contact person.

A. Members of the Chamber must agree to and abide by the following Code of Ethics:

• Each business must display, or have on record a State of New Hampshire Business License, if applicable; Rooms & Meals tax number & Federal ID.
• Each member’s primary goal must be honesty in all transactions, eliminating frauds and deceptions from the marketplace.
• Each member must make every effort to honor product and service warranties, guarantees, and service commitments.
• Each member must strive to protect the health and rights of the consumer. Specifically the right to safety, to be heard, to choose, to be informed, and the right to quality and integrity in the marketplace.

B. Any member may be dropped or suspended by the Board of Directors for non-payment of dues, or breach of the codes of ethics.

C. In the event a business changes hands, the membership fee paid carries forward to the new ownership.

D. Membership dues shall be determined by the Membership Committee based on the Executive Committee recommendations and approved by the Board of Directors.

E. Each member shall have one vote at the Annual Meeting, or by a proxy mail vote.

F. A delegate in good standing may request a position on any standing committee subject to the approval of the committee chairperson, or may be considered for nomination to the Board.

The fiscal year of the Chamber will be January 1 through December 31. The Membership year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each year; however, membership will be pro-rated to reflect a half-year membership for those joining after July 1.