Clean
Water Management Trust Fund
Profile of a Successful Trustee
The successful
trustee is a productive and responsible team player who works in a high
quality manner while serving CWMTF’s mission and operating plan.
Team
Player: helps develop a strong team culture that supports a high level
of group (board and staff) functioning with the organization.
High
Quality: maintains a high level of performance in trustee responsibilities
as defined below.
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities
Individual
1. Trustee has
a high level of knowledge in one or more aspects of surface water quality
or related issues and is willing to develop a broad range of
understanding about water quality as it relates to funding projects
for CWMTF.
2. Trustee is prepared for
board and committee meetings prior to attending.
3.
Trustee is able to commit to a high level of attendance
and participation at board and committee meetings.
4. Trustee assists the board
chairman and executive director in orienting new trustees to their roles
and responsibilities on the board.
Group
(Team)
5. Trustees assist in overseeing
management and fiscal activities of CWMTF.
6. Trustees hire the Executive
Director and oversee policy decisions that affect staff.
7. Trustees commit to operate
within the agreed-upon norms of CWMTF.
8. Trustees continue to
define key indicators of success for CWMTF, including scientific, social
and political measures.
9.Trustees advocate and
communicate the mission of CWMTF to the external community.
CWMTF
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities Defined
Individual
1. Trustee has a high level of knowledge in one or more aspects of
surface water quality or related issues and is willing to develop a
broad range of understanding about water quality as it relates to funding
projects for CWMTF.
- reviews grant applications
- approves grant applications
for projects with demonstrable and cost effective water quality benefits
- shares knowledge with
other trustees and staff during board meeting and retreats
- researches unfamiliar
topics and issues
- tests ideas with appropriate
sources before making judgments or voting
2. Trustee is prepared for board and committee meetings prior to
attending.
- reads grant applications
and other project information
- understands committee
work and current issues related to the decisions
- prepares for each grant
application vote
- knows the agenda beforehand
and brings all relevant materials to meetings
- completes all homework
and assignments
- follows progress of approved
projects
3. Trustee is able to commit to a high level of attendance and participation
at board and committee meetings.
- attends board and committee
meetings
- actively participates
in and/or chairs at least two committees
- honors board ethics policies
4. Trustee assists the board
chairman and executive director in orienting new trustees to their roles
and responsibilities on the board.
Group
5. Trustees assist in overseeing management and fiscal activities of
CWMTF.
- establish the overall strategic
direction for CWMTF
- approve CWMTF annual
administrative budget
- understand fiscal impact
of grant application decisions
- seek accurate accounting of how
dollars are spent and managed
- keep trustee expenses
manageable in relation to the budgeted plan
6. Trustees hire the executive
director and oversees policy decisions that affect staff.
- evaluate performance of
the executive director annually
- approve personnel policies that support the human resource
goals of the organization
- coordinate strategy with
staff and respects staff roles and responsibilities
7.
Trustees commit to operating within the agreed-upon norms of CWMTF.
- give and receive
feedback at appropriate times
- insure actions are of
high integrity (minimizing board gossip, making concerns overt instead
of covert, being open to feedback, respecting differences of personalities,
etc.)
- agree to support board-approved
strategies regardless of personal feelings
8.
Trustees continue to define key scientific indicators of success for
CWMTF.
- work with staff and project
partners to develop scientific indicators for success for the various
types of projects funded
- change or refine indicators
when they are no longer valid
9. Trustees advocate and communicate
the mission of CWMTF to the external community.
- communicate with constituents
in his/her region
- advocate with local and
state media, based on CWMTF media plan
- maintain contacts with
associations and political organizations
- participate in dedications
of CWMTF projects
- channel interest by outside
parties to appropriate resources within CWMTF
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