3.3. Governing Processes

The Board will establish processes that strengthen its focus on policy governance

1. The Board will follow an annual work cycle that evaluates policies and continually improves Board performance through Board education and thoughtful deliberation.
1. The Board's annual work cycle will conclude on the last day of September so that administrative planning and budgeting for the next fiscal year can be based on the accomplishment of a one-year segment of the Board's most recent statement of Ends policies. 
2. The cycle will start with the Board's development of its agenda for the next year.
   
2. Executive Director compensation package will be decided after annual review of monitoring reports
3. The Board will establish a basic structure for its meetings. The structure's purpose is to assist the Board and the Executive Director in processing information in order to maintain policy based orientation. Additional items can added as needed, but the basic elements will be maintained:
   
1. To work in tandem with the annual plan, policy review and monitoring calendar, the Board agenda shall consist of four sections:
   
1. Ends Topic Discussion
2. Policy Review/Governance Issues
3. Monitoring
4. Informational Items
2. When Board approval is required by a higher governing policy such as bylaws or law, by an accrediting or certifying organization, or by a funding body, but not required specifically by the Board:
   
1. The Executive Director shall recommended action to the Board.
   
2. The Board shall review the appropriate Executive Limitations policies, for their adequacy as a test for ethics, prudence, and compliance with other governing documents.
   
3. The Board shall approve any action that falls with the Executive Limitations policies.
3. Executive Director monitoring will be included on the agenda if monitoring reports show policy violations or if policy criteria are to be debated.