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Committee Charter
The Board of Directors of NNREC will establish standing and adhoc committees in order to carry out the mission and function of the organization. This charter documents policy and procedure that applies to all committees. Each committee will also have its own, more detailed charter.
- Length: Standing committees will exist until dissolved by the Board of Directors. Adhoc committees will serve until work on a particular issue or project is completed
- Board Supervision: One member of the Board of Directors will attend each meeting of a committee as a liaison between the board and committee. Usually one individual will work with the same committee in order to establish a working relationship, however, any member of the Board of Directors may fulfill this function as needed.
- Leadership: Each committee will be lead by a committee chair. This committee chair may be the Board of Directors liaison, or may be another member of the committee, as specified by the Board of Directors. If not the liaison, the chair will be selected by the committee members to serve until resignation or new selection. The Advisory Committee will not be chaired by the liaison, in order to maintain the independence necessary to advise the board.
- Minutes and Reports: Minutes will be taken at each meeting of all committees. These minutes will be submitted to the Secretary of NNREC within two weeks of the meeting, either by the committee chair or the person designated as note-taker. The committee chair will also provide a summary report of the work of the committee to the Secretary at least one week before each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors so that the board is kept informed of the activities of the committee. If the committee is proposing any policy or action to the board, this proposal should be sent to both the Secretary and the Chair no less than two weeks before the meeting at which it may be considered.
- Governance: Neither the committee as a whole nor the committee chair may make policy or fiscal decisions for NNREC, nor speak for NNREC in any public forum. Responsibility for governance of NNREC is retained by the Board of Directors and is not be delegated to the committees.
- Expenditure: Each committee will be assigned a small operational budget for use in photocopying, mailing, phone calls, etc. This initial budget will be set depending on overall budget considerations and the mission and term of the committee, and will not exceed $50. Any committee may request from the Board of Directors additional funds for their activities, and such requests will be considered in light of the overall budget and the activities and needs of other committees.
Board of Directors Meetings: The committee chair and committee members are encouraged to attend the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors. They may speak at such meetings, but may not vote on issues before the board.
Adopted 20Feb2003
