Open Board Meeting`

[greyhounderParticipant]

After the picnic, the board of directors will be holding a board meeting (around 5pm). The meeting will be open to anyone who wants to stick around. The meeting shouldn’t run too long either.

Feel free to join us if you’d like! We’ll be meeting at the shelter “headquarters”

Bec

[lagracMember]

Is this open Board Meeting open to us non-members too? ❓

[greyhounderParticipant]

The meeting is open to anyone who happens to be hanging around at the end of the picnic and wants to listen in on the meeting.

And just to clarify — this will be AFTER the general meeting at the picnic, not a concurrent session.

Bec

[bnbParticipant]

Do you have an agenda for the Board meeting?

I know this is very late, but I was just looking back at some things and remembered that when I had some questions about the authority of the committees, some of the issues were tabled for the future. Specifically, Jeff R. mentioned it being addressed at the September meeting. I was just wondering if any of these issues would be addressed. Even if not, I’m just curious what the agenda is.

Here is what was written earlier this year:

@geopink wrote:

@bnb wrote:

In my opinion, then, the Board needs to specifically define where the committee has authority. Perhaps it should be within a certain budget or some other limiting factor. If the committees must bring every decision to the Board for a vote there is less of an advantage in having a committee structure.

I foresee this as something that we will probably deal more with at our September meeting once we’ve given this time to work a little. We will be doing more with budgeting then, and I could see that being one of the “limiting factors”. For now, I guess, it falls on the heads of the board members on the committee and/or the co-chairs to bring any issues up with the board if needed.

@bnb wrote:

For example, does the Campout Committee have the authority to determine the fee schedule (t-shirts, camping, pancake breakfast) or does that go to the Board? Can the Education Committee spend money on literature without Board approval? Can the Picnic Committee authorize a Lake Superior cruise for the committee members to determine the practicality of a WGA picnic on Madeline Island? 😀

My personal opinion would be yes, unless there are major changes; yes, within reason; and if it helps to get people to volunteer for the picnic committee, why not? 😀

You are correct, in pointing out that there are no clear definitions of areas of responsibility, etc. But this is all part of the growing we are doing.

Again, just my thoughts…

[greyhounderParticipant]

Here’s the agenda. Things could change some between now and then, but most likely not:

Committee Reports
* Community Education
* Website
* Campoout 08
Committee Structure — accountability
WPRA Membership Status
DOT – Adopt a Highway — status
Geocoin updates
New Logo — dead issue?
Newsletter
Winter WGA event
Expanded membership/Forum title change

Bec

[bnbParticipant]

Thanks, Bec!

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