What a Policy Governance BOARD AGENDA might look like
“All Souls of Deluge Falls”
Fictitious
CENTERING to begin
PACKET ITEMS: [confirming receipt of each item in this month’s board packet]
q MINUTES
q FINANCIAL UPDATE [single page, unless this month is on schedule for more comprehensive
comparison of budget projections with fiscal facts]
q EXECUTIVE TEAM meeting notes
q MONITORING REPORTS on annual calendar for this month:
o Policy II-C: Treatment of Staff
o Policy II-D: Compensation and Benefits
q CONSENT ITEMS:
o > because ASDF bylaws assign role of employer to the Board:
Confirm contract with new Director of Music
o > because corporate board action is required:
Approve grant application to fund interfaith teen program designed by
the Youth-Adult Council in partnership with the Quaker Congregation
of Willow Creek and Temple Beth-El
PRESIDENT’S REPORT:
Preparing for the Congregational Meeting; delegating tasks
BOARD ACTIVITIES:
q Review Board task team design for a Leadership Council day to teach committee
chairs about Policy Governance and empower them with it
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:
q The Exec Team reported necessity to violate policy mandating minimum cash
reserves [Staff Limitations F-5] in order to meet payroll on the 30
th
. Cash flow
was restored by the 5
th
, but the Board should revisit policy II-F-5.
q Consider invitation from Center City Church to us and two other Policy
Governance church boards in our district to retreat together, and share
experiences, challenges, solutions
ENDS DIALOGUE key leaders from ASDF’s social justice and outreach programs
will be with us this meeting
NB: This year the ASDF Board has scheduled “Ends dialogues” with the chairs and key leaders of different
realms of church programming for half of its monthly meetings. In alternate months, the board poses itself
a “REFLECTION QUESTION” relevant to church life, aiming for diversity, depth and breadth of views.
WRAP-UP and PROCESS CHECK
Confirm NEXT MEETING: