Cost of Governance, GOV #2g

Because poor governance costs more than learning to govern well, the Board will invest in its governance capacity.

Accordingly:

1. Board skills, methods, and supports will be sufficient to assure governing with excellence.

A. Training and retraining will be used appropriately to orient new members and candidates for membership, as well as to maintain and increase existing member skills and understandings.

B. Outside monitoring assistance will be arranged as needed so that the Board can exercise confident control over organizational performance.

C. Outreach mechanisms will be used as needed to ensure the Board’s ability to listen to viewpoints and values of the Manson community.

D. The Board will present a reasonable budget to the Superintendent by May 1 of each year to address the following:

1. The training and re-training of board members

2. Costs associated with external monitoring

3. Costs associated with owner linkage and outreach activities

4. Elections costs

5. Audit costs