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EPF&A Committee approves bylaws changes and forwards them to full board
Summary
The EPF&A Committee unanimously approved amendments to By-Laws 4.01, 4.05, 4.06 and 5.03 to clarify executive hiring, contract-compliance responsibility, ad hoc committee rules, and the committee’s oversight duties, and sent the package to the full board for final action.
The Executive, Personnel, Finance & Audit Committee of the Central Wisconsin Community Action Council unanimously approved a set of bylaws amendments on Feb. 25 and forwarded them to the full board for consideration.
The changes, reviewed at the committee meeting called to order by Committee Chair Donna Maly, revise By-Law 4.01 to clarify that the board shall hire an Executive Director and any Associate Director(s) based on relevant experience and leadership, that those positions report directly to the board and are non-voting ex-officio members, and that annual performance and compensation review processes begin in October for implementation on the following Jan. 1. By-Law 4.05 was amended to specify that the board holds the Executive Director and Associate Director(s) responsible for compliance with conditions of all corporation contracts. By-Law 4.06 clarifies that the president may nominate — and the EPF&A committee approve — ad hoc committees and that board members, employees, or outside persons may serve on them. The committee also approved revisions to By-Law 5.03 that enumerate EPF&A committee duties, including monitoring staff changes; reviewing and approving job descriptions, salary and compensation plans; periodically reviewing personnel policies; overseeing the budget, revenues and expenditures; advising on auditor selection and reviewing audit results and Form 990; and periodically reviewing the agency bylaws and articles of incorporation.
Committee members said the changes are intended to clarify internal responsibilities for hiring, contract compliance and committee structure and to document the committee’s oversight role for personnel and finance matters. The committee voted unanimously to approve the amendments and forward them to the board of directors for final approval.
The committee did not record mover/second names in the minutes and noted the vote was unanimous among the four members present. The Board of Directors will consider the proposed amendments at its next meeting.
