Board members debate enforcement of working commitments and possible consequences

Board members praised the value of written working commitments but noted there is little in the way of formal enforcement if a member repeatedly violates them. The facilitator observed that written commitments are helpful but "if someone violates them, there's there's no board of police that's been coming right on the premises," and members discussed whether policy could set participation or behavior standards.

One member described a real‑world policy from a partner organization: "If you missed 3 partnership meetings in a year without sufficient excuse, you couldn't vote," and suggested similar participation rules might be considered. Board members agreed the topic requires careful work and should be addressed at the retreat, recognizing that formal sanctions can be divisive and that clearer expectations combined with informal accountability may be preferable.