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{{notice|This is a sandbox draft of a possible charter for the governance committee. It is based on the [[Governance_Review/Implementation_motions#Establishment_of_Governance_Committee|outline proposed by CK to the 9 Feb board meeting]].}}
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The Wikimedia UK Governance Committee ("The Committee") is a subset of the [[Board of Trustees]] ("Board") that focuses on a number of aspects of the governance of Wikimedia UK. It operates under the Charter set out below.
 
== Constitution and Composition ==
# The Committee is a sub-committee of the Wikimedia UK Board, and has delegated powers under [[Articles#Delegation of Directors' powers|Article 21]] to advise the Board on any aspect of charity or corporate governance best practice.
# The Committee will consist of between three and five Trustees, which will include the Chair of the Board. The members of the Committee are determined by the Board, and are reviewed annually.
# The Committee may have Observers.
## Observers are appointed by the Board. The Board will review their role annually.
## Observers must be members of the Charity.
## Observers will be invited to attend, and participate in, all meetings of the Committee.
## Observers may not participate in any votes or decisions made under the Committee's delegated powers.
## The number of Observers must be less than the number of Trustees serving on the Committee.
 
== Remit ==
The remit of the Governance Committee is to:
# Review the performance of governance by the Board, the Chair and individual trustees on an ongoing basis, including
## reviewing the performance of the Chair once every two years
## reviewing the performance of each Trustee before the end of their term of office
# Establish and maintain role profiles for the positions of Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-Chair in line with charity good practice models
# Identify skills and experience required on the board, and to monitor which of these are currently met and unmet
# Monitor, and identify steps to improve, the diversity of the Board and  it
# Inform members of the skills and experience the organisation requires on the board and when appropriate actively encouraging people with those skills to stand for election
# Manage the process of electing trustees in conjunction with the Tellers, including checking that potential conflicts of interest are declared in advance and are permissible and manageable, reviewing the voting system if required, and proposing any policies to inform candidature
# Advise the board, when required, on the eligibility of applicants for membership of the Charity
# Manage the process for the succession of the Chair
# Produce other governance recommendations for the Board as requested by the Board or as the Committee feels are necessary
# To conduct a review of our existing proposals for Fellows and Associates and and Advisory Board and to produce a recommendation, including definitions of any expectations we would have of people in those positions
 
== Meetings and Reporting ==
# The Committee shall meet at the same frequency that the Board meets in-person.
# The proceedings of the Governance Committee will be reported to the Board at each Board meeting.

Latest revision as of 13:45, 21 March 2013

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