2.6. Communication and Support to the Board

With respect to providing information and support to the board, the  Executive Director may not intentionally cause or allow the board to be uninformed or misinformed:

1. The Executive Director will not:

1. Withhold information from the Board about material external circumstances that affect the suitability or advisability of Ends policies established by the Board.
2. Let the Board be unaware of public events of the organization or adverse media coverage about the organization.
3. Present information or advice to the Board that lacks timeliness, completeness, or accuracy or fail to acquaint the Board with issues or options of which the Executive Director is aware that are pertinent to Board decision-making.
4. Neglect to submit monitoring data required by the board at least one week in advance (unless extenuating circumstances apply), and in an accurate and understandable fashion, directly addressing provisions of board policies being monitored.
5. Fail to report, in a timely manner, an actual or anticipated noncompliance with any policy of the board.
6. Fail to advise the board if, in the Executive Director’s opinion, the board is not in compliance with its own policies on Governance Process and Board-Executive Director linkage, particularly in the case of board behavior that is detrimental to the work relationship between the board and the Executive Director.
7. Fail to deal with the board as a whole except when fulfilling individual requests for information or responding to officers or committees duly charged by the board.

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