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==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
#The President of the EBC's Board of Directors shall be the EBC's primary spokesperson and, when available, is responsible for making statements on behalf of the EBC, and handling media inquiries. | #The President of the EBC's Board of Directors shall be the EBC's primary spokesperson and, when available, is responsible for making statements on behalf of the EBC, and handling media inquiries. | ||
#The President and staff of the EBC will share responsibility in dealing with outgoing communications of a sensitive nature. This specifically includes email inquiries, however may include any medium in which the communication has been received. | |||
#If the President is not available, the Vice-President shall assume spokesperson responsibilities until the President is once again available. | #If the President is not available, the Vice-President shall assume spokesperson responsibilities until the President is once again available. | ||
#For anyone other than the President or the Vice-President to officially speak on behalf of the EBC, he/she must be given written permission to do so by the President, the Vice-President (in the absence of the president), or by majority board approval. | #For anyone other than the President or the Vice-President to officially speak on behalf of the EBC, he/she must be given written permission to do so by the President, the Vice-President (in the absence of the president), or by majority board approval. The staff of EBC may delegate their responsibility to respond to communications of a sensitive nature. This permission may be revoked by the President, the Vice-President (in the absence of the president), or by majority board approval, with written notice to follow. | ||
#Written permission to speak on behalf of the EBC must include: | #Written permission to speak on behalf of the EBC must include: | ||
#:a. The time-frame for which the spokesperson may represent the EBC (including both start and end dates). | #:a. The time-frame for which the spokesperson may represent the EBC (including both start and end dates). | ||
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*A ''statement'' can include, but is not limited to: advice, concern, advocacy, intent, statistics/figures, financial information, etc.. | *A ''statement'' can include, but is not limited to: advice, concern, advocacy, intent, statistics/figures, financial information, etc.. | ||
*"sensitive nature" will include any communication received by the EBC that requires tact; and political, cultural, age, or gender awareness in an official response from our organization. | |||
==Scope== | ==Scope== | ||