Board meeting agendas: advice for organizing meeting topics and time.A board meeting agenda is a road map to a predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: destination. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a tool to help the presiding officer Noun 1. presiding officer - the leader of a group meeting leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others moderator - someone who presides over a forum or debate chauffeur participants to achieve the work of an organization. As chief elected officer, you can organize your meeting agendas by five key areas to help your board make the best use of its time and to increase your board members' sense of accomplishment. 1. Must-do's. The must-do's are the actions that every board has accountability for, such as approving previous minutes or receiving reports from the chief elected and chief staff officers. 2. Consent agenda. A consent agenda contains items a board member needs to receive and review but not necessarily discuss. Consent agenda items can be moved to the discussion if so moved. 3. Discussion and decision. Matters that fall under discussion and decision usually include things a board must take a position on. Examples include standards of practice, codes of ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a , public policy positions, and budgets. 4. Future focus. A good rule of thumb is to have the board spend at least one third of its time at each meeting thinking about and planning for the future. The use of a specific agenda item related to the future is one way for a board to identify trends, consider the implications of a member needs assessment, or brainstorm assumptions about the future from a political, economic, technological, or sociodemographic perspective. Consider inviting a speaker to this portion of the agenda to serve as a provocateur pro·vo·ca·teur n. An agent provocateur. Noun 1. provocateur - a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts agent provocateur . Allowing time for reflection with these future-focused items gives board members a sense of control and a sense that they're playing offense rather than defense. 5. Summary and next steps. At the end of each meeting, take a few minutes to review what the board has accomplished during its time together and to be sure that all members know how actions will be followed up - who will do what and by when. This is also a good time for a board to review what will be said publicly about a particularly difficult or highly charged issue, ensuring that all members carry the same message from the board meeting. Linda J. Shinn, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , is principal of Consensus Management Group, Fairfax Station, Virginia Fairfax Station is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is dominated by expensive homes, rolling hills, a park, and dense forests. Among affluent suburbs, Cachet Magazine has ranked Fairfax Station in the top ten for "Best Quality of Life." CNNmoney. . E-mail: shinncmg@pop.dn.net. |
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