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For minutes from the retreat held October 29-30, please see [[Board Retreat Minutes October 2011]].
 
[[Media:EBC Financial Report - September 2011.xls]]
 


== Call to Order ==
== Call to Order ==
*Time: Anna called meeting to order at 6:33pm.
*Time: Anna called meeting to order at 6:33pm, October 5, 2011.
*Board attendance: Alex Choby, James Phillips, Kevin Schmidt
*Board attendance: Alex Choby, James Phillips, Kevin Schmidt
**Board in training: Adam Burgess, Duncan Kinney, Paul Govenlock
**Board-elect: Adam Burgess, Duncan Kinney, Paul Govenlock
*Staff attendance: Anna Vesala, Alex Hindle
*Staff attendance: Anna Vesala, Alex Hindle
*Guests: n/a
*Guests: n/a
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=== Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors ===
=== Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors ===
*The two paid staff (BikeWorks Coordinator and Executive Director) will be attending all board meetings for the coming year.
*The two paid staff (BikeWorks Coordinator and Executive Director) will be attending all board meetings for the coming year.
*We are a policy governing board, as we hire an executive director to implement board policy, though we have only been this way for the past few years. **See: Roles and Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards [http://www.rcvo.org/media/793/BD_roles.pdf]
*We are a policy governing board, as we hire an executive director to implement board policy, though we have only been this way for the past few years.
**See: Roles and Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards http://www.rcvo.org/media/793/BD_roles.pdf


=== Type of Board ===
=== Type of Board ===
*What sort of board do we want to be: a policy governing board, or an administrative governing board? It is important that the board takes on the obligations which its role requires of it.
*What sort of board do we want to be: a policy governing board, or an administrative governing board? It is important that the board takes on the obligations which its role requires of it.
*Idea to engage board members: Each member could potentially have their own office hours in which they are more accessible to volunteers, the public, and can represent a certain committee.
*Idea to engage board members: Each member could potentially have their own office hours in which they are more accessible to volunteers, the public, and can represent a certain committee.
*What is our governance process? – we don’t use Roberts Rules, how will we go about deciding policy or making decisions within the board?
*What is our governance process? We don’t use Roberts Rules, how will we go about deciding policy or making decisions within the board?


=== Formulating Policies ===
=== Formulating Policies ===
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* Meeting adjourned at 8:20pm.
* Meeting adjourned at 8:20pm.


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