Board meetings/Executive Working Group

Terms of reference for the Executive committee

An Executive Committee, comprising the Chief Executive, Secretary and Treasurer is appointed with specific delegated authority and responsibility for operational matters. The Executive Committee meets three weeks after each board meeting, for 3 hours on a Tuesday evening. All other board members may attend and speak. Minutes will be posted at Board meetings shortly after the meeting ends.

Scope

• address areas or topics specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board
• execute the operational plan once agreed by the Board
• develop and recommend operational plans and procedural changes to the Board in order to fulfil the mission of WMUK
• direct and monitor performance of processes and programmes of activities
• prioritise initiatives and allocate resource
• recommend strategic and forecasting processes
• recommend 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
• execute agreed contingency plans