Executive Limitation Policies

The Executive Limitations policies describe boundaries for the Executive Director that are established by the Board of Directors. They are guided by the following governance principles:

• The Board needs to maintain control of internal operations because it is accountable for all organizational activity, yet the Board needs to be free from operational matters so it can get its own job done.
• The Board establishes boundaries of prudence and ethics and then allows the Executive Director latitude to use all means that fall within those boundaries attains optimal staff performance.
• The Executive Limitations policies establish the boundaries of acceptable actions, even when prohibited actions might be effective.
• The policies establish "pre-approval" for any staff decision or activity that does not violate a policy.  The Executive Director is accountable for the decisions and activities of the entire staff.
• Policies begin at the most general, inclusive level and are further defined until the point at which any remaining reasonable interpretation by the Executive Director is acceptable to the Board.

Global Executive Limitation:

The Executive Director shall not cause or allow any practice, activity, decision or organizational circumstance that is unlawful, imprudent, or in violation of commonly accepted business and profesional ethics, or in violation of regulations of funding agencies or regulatory bodies.

Monitoring Schedule: Annual
Monitoring Method: Internal Report

Note: The PDF (official version of this policy type is stored in PDF format on the DC Web Site.

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