Bylaws & Governance Committee

PMJA's Bylaws & Governance Committee focuses on the following:

• 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