Committee Assignments
Role of Committee Chairs
Purpose: Committee Chairs work with staff to create meeting agendas and lead discussion, including:
- Plan agenda items and meeting materials, with staff support
- Lead the committee meeting, or ask the Vice Chair to lead the meeting in their absence
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Report key committee business to the Board at quarterly meetings
Role of Committee Vice Chairs
Purpose: The purpose of identifying a Vice Chair at the committee level is to provide leadership and succession planning for the committee, as well as leadership of the committee when the chair is absent.
The Vice Chair can:
- Participate in agenda planning by suggesting agenda items and reviewing draft agendas
- Request time with the committee Chair and Executive Director to plan for meetings as needed
- Lead committee meetings, either in the absence of the Chair or in place of the Chair
- Attend Executive Committee meetings on behalf of the Chair, as a non-voting member, to report in the absence of the committee Chair
Selection: Each committee will select a Vice Chair in the first quarter of the fiscal year, as an action item.