BOARD MEMBER DUTIES

For a Board to operate successfully, each member must understand and respect the structure and decision-making process as well as the mission and the vision of the Association, and must feel that he or she can fully participate. Individual Board members are expected to meet higher standards of personal conduct on behalf of CWA than those usually expected of other volunteers.

Following is a list of Board member duties:

• Attend all Board meetings.

• Approve and oversee the Strategic Plan.

• Provide oversight to generate, define, approve, and monitor major policies.

• Ensure CWA operations are aligned with the Strategic Plan.

• Approve CWA’s mission and review the President’s performance in achieving that mission (5-year Strategic Plan).

• Ensure that the President’s succession is properly planned.

• Annually vote on the recommendations for Executive Offices (Chair of the Board, Vice Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer) proposed by the Governance Committee.

• Provide candid and constructive criticism, advice, and comments to the President and fellow Board members.

• Approve policies regarding staff compensation, benefits, and human resources policies as recommended by the President.

• Ensure that CWA’s strength and employee base can support long-range goals.

• Promote the association.

• Review and approve CWA’s annual financial goals and funding plans.

• Annually review and approve CWA’s budget.

• Ensure that the Board and its committees are adequately informed of the financial condition of CWA and its operations through reports or other appropriate method.

• Ensure that published reports properly reflect the operating and financial condition of the association.

• Ensure that management has established appropriate policies to define and identify conflicts of interest throughout the association and is diligent in its administration and enforcement of those policies.

• Appoint independent auditors subject to approval by all Board members.

• Review compliance with relevant laws and regulations affecting CWA and its programs and operations.

• Approve exceptional actions of CWA such as capital expenditures on all projects exceeding authorized limits and major deviations in programs and services from those identified in the annual budget.

• Annually assess and approve the association’s strategy in response to environmental changes.

• Propose a slate of prospective Board members and fill vacancies as needed.

• Determine eligibility for, and appoint members to, standing Board committees in response to recommendations of the Board.

• Annually review the performance of the Board (including its composition, and responsibilities) and take steps to improve its performance.

• Financially support the association within one’s means during the Annual Director Giving Program.