Policy C7 - Board Committee Principles March 2017 Please fill this out to the best of your ability. You will be ranking how the board HAS been functioning in the past. However, you can keep in mind the tools that the board has put in to place to ensure its functioning for the future as well. Question Title * 1. Director, please give us your name. Question Title * 2. C7 We will use Board committees only to help us accomplish the Board's job, not to do the Board's job for it, nor to help the staff do its/their job. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 3. C7.1 Board action is required to form a Board committee. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 4. C7.1.a The Board will establish, regularly review and control committee responsibilities in written committee charters. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 5. C7.1.b The Board will carefully state committee expectations, authority, and resources. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 6. C7.1.c The Board will ensure that committee expectations and authority do not conflict with authority delegated to the staff. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 7. C7.2 Committees will reinforce and support the wholeness of the Board. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 8. C7.2.a In particular, committees help the whole Board move forward when they research alternatives and bring back options and information. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 9. C7.3 Board committees may include members who are not Directors. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 10. C.7.4 Board committees may not speak or act for the Board except when formally given such authority for specific and time-limited purposes. 1 = Definitely no 2 = No 3 = Needs Improvement 4 = Yes 5 = Definitely yes Don't Know Question Title * 11. Do you have any comments or thoughts about our performance relative to this policy? Question Title * 12. "Is this the policy we want?" If not, do you have any comments or suggestions on potential revisions to this policy? Done