Governance items
Term of membership
The board approved the extension of the term of membership. The board agreed that it should also ensure that succession planning is started early on and new members could be supported through a ‘buddy system’.
The board decided to discuss Vice Chair extension and appointment at the next meeting and discuss the role, as well as review terminology.
Action:
- Salla update Term of membership and implement buddying
- Discuss Vice Chair extension at next meeting.
Review of working groups
The board agreed the working groups should be task/finish focused and provide more flexibility around the work involved in the groups. Chair noted the groups intentions are to be more responsive to opportunities. Any suggestions/inputs regarding the groups please email Salla.
Action:
- Working group suggestions to be sent to Salla
Updated Terms of Reference
The board approved the changes to Terms of Reference.
Diversity audit
This will be conducted in March – April 2021 and will be similar to the one done when the board first started. The audit will be conducted through an anonymous online survey. The board also agreed that the anonymised survey results should be published.
Action:
- Salla to implement survey and share results