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Participation
Requirements
·
Attend the required new
board member orientation.
·
Attend at least 50% of the
board’s quarterly meetings (including retreats) annually.
Any Director failing to meet this criterion will be
considered to have resigned. Directors
must contact the President or Executive Director if they are
unable to attend a meeting.
·
Serve on at least one standing or ad hoc committee
annually.
Meetings
Directors
are asked to block 3 hours for a mandatory orientation, 2.5 hours
for each board meeting and the entire day for the annual board
retreat. Committee
levels of engagement vary, but Directors should plan on about 1½
hours bi-monthly.
Terms
Directors
serve three year terms, which are renewable.
There are no term limits.
Membership
criteria
Members
must be individuals with optimum policymaking authority
within the organizations, agencies, or entities they represent.
Members may represent more than one entity. In addition:
·
Business representatives must be owners, chief
executives or operating officers of business, business executives,
employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, or
represent businesses with employment opportunities that are typical
of the local area. A
majority of members must be from the business membership category;
·
Non-business members must also be executives or high
level professionals within their organizations with optimum
policymaking or hiring authority;
·
Through their employment, members must be actively
engaged in workforce development, education/training, or economic
development on a regular basis;
·
Members must be in a position within their businesses,
organizations, or agencies to actively contribute to workforce
development solutions, beyond making recommendations; and
·
Members must actively use their expertise, energy and
talents to assist in meeting the
Enterprise
’s stated mission and vision.
Application
Process
Prospective
members must submit an application, resume, and letter of support
from a local business organization or business trade association to
the Membership Committee. Eligible
applicants will be interviewed by a member of the committee.
Applicants will then be forwarded to the Jobs Council Board
of County Commissioners for appointment.
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