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==Terms of reference for the Executive committee==
==Terms of reference for the Executive working group==
The Executive Committee comprises the Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Executive. The Committee is appointed with specific and limited delegated authority and responsibility for operational matters. The Committee meets on a regular, published schedule and at other times as agreed and notified to the Board. All other Board members may attend and speak. Minutes will be posted at [[Board meetings]] shortly after the meeting ends. A meeting is quorate provided that three of the four members are present. If a board member cannot make the meeting then a replacement board member can be nominated by the board.
The purpose of the Executive working group is to aid co-ordination between the Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Executive and these four are members of the Executive working group. An Executive working group meeting is quorate provided that three of the four members are present. All other Board members may attend and speak.
 
The Executive working group meets when required, normally between scheduled Board meetings.  Minutes will be posted at [[Board meetings]] shortly after the meeting ends.


===Scope===
===Scope===
The Committee may address areas or topics specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board and has authority and responsibility for:
The Executive working group has scope to:
*executing agreed operational contingency plans
*support and advise the Chief Executive in developing and implementing operational plans
*executing the operational plan once agreed by the Board
*monitor performance and risks as required between Board meetings
*directing and monitoring performance of processes and programmes of operational activities
*identify actions on urgent issues which require decision by the full Board, or a defined delegated authority from the Board
*prioritizing initiatives and allocating resource against an approved budget
 
The Executive working group may also review policies and procedures, particularly with regards to compliance, risk management, health, safety, corporate responsibility and environmental issues, and produce recommendations to the Board to ensure compliance with best practice and regulatory standards.


In addition the Committee may develop and commission recommendations for board approval including:
The Board may also delegate the Executive working group responsibility for particular tasks or areas as they arise.
*developing and recommending operational plans and procedural changes to the Board in order to fulfil the mission and strategy of WMUK
*recommending strategic and forecasting processes
*recommending to the board systems, policies and practices in respect of all compliance, risk management, health, safety, corporate responsibility and environmental issues to ensure compliance with best practice and regulatory standards

Latest revision as of 20:10, 18 December 2013

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Terms of reference for the Executive working group

The purpose of the Executive working group is to aid co-ordination between the Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Executive and these four are members of the Executive working group. An Executive working group meeting is quorate provided that three of the four members are present. All other Board members may attend and speak.

The Executive working group meets when required, normally between scheduled Board meetings. Minutes will be posted at Board meetings shortly after the meeting ends.

Scope

The Executive working group has scope to:

  • support and advise the Chief Executive in developing and implementing operational plans
  • monitor performance and risks as required between Board meetings
  • identify actions on urgent issues which require decision by the full Board, or a defined delegated authority from the Board

The Executive working group may also review policies and procedures, particularly with regards to compliance, risk management, health, safety, corporate responsibility and environmental issues, and produce recommendations to the Board to ensure compliance with best practice and regulatory standards.

The Board may also delegate the Executive working group responsibility for particular tasks or areas as they arise.

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