Ensuring Strong Leadership and Organizational Integrity
Committee Charge
Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the bylaws and board governance manual
Ensure timely and compliant elections of board members and officers
Organize and execute annual business meeting of members
Develop a board member, officer, and committee recruitment strategy, taking into account desired skill sets and diverse perspectives. Continually identify and recruit candidates.
Orient and onboard appointed candidates, emphasizing opportunity and access
Develop and implement a plan for continually educating the board, committees and officers, and continually strengthen the bonds among such individuals to encourage independent expression of ideas and collaborative decision-making
Review the performance of the board and committees, including the effectiveness of meetings, and make recommendations, as appropriate
Periodically review the defined and adopted mission and vision statements of the organization and whether they are consistent across documents and activities
Periodically review the governing documents of the organization and whether they are consistent with applicable laws and actual or desired organizational practices; amend such governing documents, as necessary
Current Initiatives
Review Voting Rules within Bylaws
Considering changes to the "One Station, One Vote" status of the rules, and reviewing other items that pertain to voting and elections.
Review Code of Conduct
Review and revise the Code of Conduct to broaden scope to cover in-person and virtual events, board members and volunteers
Access and Opportunity Strategic Priorities
Governance Training: Implement best practices training through an access and opportunity lens for board and committees
Recruitment: Target all newsroom levels and member types for volunteer and board candidate recruitment
Structural Assessment: Evaluate current governance policies to ensure equal opportunities and fairness
