Charge to the Governance Committee approved 4/20/2010, updated 3/17/2015
The Governance Committee will be a standing committee of the Board.
The Governance Committee will be comprised of 3-5 members, one current member of the Board, one past Board member or experienced leader in the Congregation and one member-at-large, all appointed by the Board.
The responsibilities of the Governance Committee will be to:
- help orient and train new members of the Board of Trustees
- maintain the Board policies
- hold the master copies of the current policies
- track changes to policies
- develop and implement a regular review process for Board policies
- monitor and report on current governance issues
Governance Committee will collaborate with:
- Preparing for recruitment of new Board members
- Assessing the Board’s current composition and identifying missing qualities and characteristics
- Annually revising the job description for Board members
- Discussing the role and responsibilities of a Board member with nominees
- Organizing a joint policy book
- Reviewing policies
The Governance Committee of the Board will appoint a Chair. The Chair is responsible for a quarterly report to the Board submitted in time to be included in the Board packet. The report will include:
- summary of work accomplished
- Updates about the current work of the committee
- Report on reviewed policies
- Policy recommendations