Board Member Job Description

Functions

1. To represent the best public interest of the St. Anthony Park community
2. To be responsible for the business and corporate affairs of the Community Council
3. To be the final authority for all contracts, budgets, and proposals
4. To be the final authority for developing policies, goals and objectives and guiding the implementation of the Council's programs and services

Responsibilities

1. To attend all Board meetings. A member can be removed from the board if he/she has three absences. Board members are expected to be fully prepared regarding meeting agenda items. Delegates are responsible for altering an alternate if they are not able to attend a meeting.
2. To express options, offer information, and ask questions during board meetings and to maintain and update board notebooks.
3. To serve on at least one committee of the Board.
4. To assist in recruiting participation from their neighborhood for SAPCC committees and special projects.
5. To keep informed on issues of concerns to the organization and to share information on neighborhood issues and projects at Board meetings.
6. To support fund raising efforts and seek ways to maintain and enhance the financial base of the organization.
7. To represent the needs of the constituency to the organization and to communicate decisions and policies of the organization to the community.
8. To act ethically at all times with the best interest of the community as the primary focus.

Time Commitment Approximately 4-8 hours/month (2 to 3 meetings). Occasional help with projects, events, testimony or liaison with other neighborhood groups