Bylaws & Governance committee

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 appropriate respect of diversity, inclusion, and equity

• 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:

• Developing ED succession planning framework

• Completing supporting appendix policies (such as Statement of Ethics) for PMJA’s governance policy

DEI Strategic Priorities:

• Governance Equity Training: Implement best practices training through equity lens for board and committees

• Inclusive Recruitment: Target all newsroom levels and member types for volunteer and board candidate recruitment

• Structural Assessment: Evaluate current governance to ensure equity integration