Board of Commissioner Minutes Sept. 19
Winnebago County Forest Preserve District
BOARD MEETING
District Headquarters
September 19, 2012 – 8:30 AM
PRESENT STAFF
Mary McNamara-Bernsten – President Tom Kalousek, Executive Director
Judy Barnard Vaughn Stamm, Preserve Operations
Audrey Johnson Mike Durand, Golf
Lee Johnson Tom Hartley, Land and Development
Cheryl Maggio Jamie Johannsen, Marketing
ABSENT GUESTS
Gloria Lind Bev Moore
Randy Olson Lenae Weichel
Bill Charney
ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 8:40 AM. Recording secretary Vaughn Stamm called the roll.
POLICY GOVERNANCE TRAINING
Bill Charney of Charney Associates, Denver, Colorado, led the workshop entitled, “Defining Board/ Staff Roles, Relationships and Leadership: An Introduction to Policy Governance.” Bill described the following ideals of board policy governance.
Challenges facing board members
- Responsibly exercising authority toward goals difficult to measure.
- Fulfilling accountability without unduly infringing on management capability and creativity.
- Do this under difficult circumstances.
Definitions
- Episodic leadership ● Governance
- Systems thinking ● Effective delegation
- A “leading” board ● Ownership
Ten principles for effective, accountable board/staff relationships and performance
- Ownership
- Board’s purpose
- One voice
- Focus on ends
- Set clear performance expectations
- Board process policies
- Empower/Control executive director with parameters – not approvals
- Arrange policies by size
- Executive director is the board’s one employee
- Monitoring executive director’s performance
ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 11:45.
Vaughn Stamm
Recording Secretary