Board Chair - Revision history

Rfs at 19:27, 24 October 2014

2014-10-24T19:27:54Z

Ideath: tidy up for addition to policy register

2011-11-27T05:37:34Z

tidy up for addition to policy register

Ideath: status change

2011-06-10T03:19:26Z

status change

Ideath at 16:21, 6 May 2011

2011-05-06T16:21:25Z

Ideath at 16:16, 6 May 2011

2011-05-06T16:16:39Z

Ideath at 15:18, 6 May 2011

2011-05-06T15:18:54Z

Ideath: needs extrapolation

2011-04-29T15:48:30Z

needs extrapolation

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* ensure board follows its own rules
* ensure meeting facilitation
* agenda calendar planning
* occasionally represent the organization to outside
* oversee and manage board training

[[category: board]]

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	The chair of the board will enable continuity and efficiency in the board's operation. These tasks may be delegated, but it is the chair's responsibility to make sure that they are completed. This role is in the bylaws; the chair should be familiar with [[Bylaws#Section_1._Officers.\|the description therein]] and other legal responsibilities described in [http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/065.html the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act].		The chair of the board will enable continuity and efficiency in the board's operation. These tasks may be delegated, but it is the chair's responsibility to make sure that they are completed. This role is in the bylaws; the chair should be familiar with [[Bylaws#Section_1._Officers.\|the description therein]] and other legal responsibilities described in [http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/065.html the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act].

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 * '''Ensure board follows its own rules.'''
 * '''Occasionally represent the organization to the outside.'''
-* '''Oversee and manage board training.''' Help board members find necessary information, arrange for training, etc.
+* '''Oversee and manage board training.''' Help board members find necessary information, arrange for training, etc.<noinclude>
 ==About this document==
 This document was developed by the [[Board recruitment committee]] pursuant to [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-April/001105.html board instructions], April 2011 and the approved [[2011 governance proposal]]. It was approved by the board on [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-May/001122.html May 18]].
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 The chair of the board will enable continuity and efficiency in the board's operation. These tasks may be delegated, but it is the chair's responsibility to make sure that they are completed. This role is in the bylaws; the chair should be familiar with [[Bylaws#Section_1._Officers.|the description therein]] and other legal responsibilities described in [http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/065.html the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act].
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 * '''Oversee and manage board training.''' Help board members find necessary information, arrange for training, etc.
-==About this draft==
+==About this document==
-This document is being developed by the [[Board recruitment committee]] pursuant to [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-April/001105.html board instructions], April 2011 and the approved [[2011 governance proposal]]. It will be submitted to the board for approval on May 18.
+This document was developed by the [[Board recruitment committee]] pursuant to [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-April/001105.html board instructions], April 2011 and the approved [[2011 governance proposal]]. It was approved by the board on [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/minutes/2011-May/001122.html May 18]].
 [[category: board]]

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-The chair of the board will enable continuity and efficiency in the board's operation. These tasks may be delegated, but it is the chair's responsibility to make sure that they are completed.
+The chair of the board will enable continuity and efficiency in the board's operation. These tasks may be delegated, but it is the chair's responsibility to make sure that they are completed. This role is in the bylaws; the chair should be familiar with [[Bylaws#Section_1._Officers.|the description therein]] and other legal responsibilities described in [http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/065.html the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act].
 * '''Ensure board meeting facilitation.''' The chair does not have to facilitate the meetings, but must make sure that meetings are facilitated appropriately. This may involve facilitation, cofacilitation, training other board members in facilitation, recruiting volunteer facilitators, or even bringing in outside skilled facilitators for potentially difficult discussions.

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-* ensure board follows its own rules
+* '''Ensure board meeting facilitation.''' The chair does not have to facilitate the meetings, but must make sure that meetings are facilitated appropriately. This may involve facilitation, cofacilitation, training other board members in facilitation, recruiting volunteer facilitators, or even bringing in outside skilled facilitators for potentially difficult discussions.
-* ensure meeting facilitation
+* '''Ensure preparedness for meetings.''' Make sure that materials for meetings are available ahead of time, there are people prepared to present for each item.
-* agenda calendar planning
+* '''Agenda calendar planning.''' The chair will make sure that the board's meetings are planned ahead of time, creating and maintaining a calendar (approved by the board) that includes all necessary reports and policy reviews.
-* occasionally represent the organization to outside
+* '''Make sure that important issues are not dropped.''' This may entail keeping a record of [[Topics for future agendas|items deferred to later meetings]] or scheduled checkins.
-* oversee and manage board training
+* '''Ensure board follows its own rules.'''
 ==About this draft==