{"id":11217,"date":"2015-04-07T14:19:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community-action.org\/?page_id=11217"},"modified":"2020-11-17T19:43:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T01:43:56","slug":"board-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/community-action.org\/board-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Board Description"},"content":{"rendered":"

General Board Member Duties<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Identifying the needs of the community<\/li>\n
  2. Establishing the Agency Mission Statement including long- and short-range goals of the Agency and evaluating progress in meeting them<\/li>\n
  3. Formulating strategic plans for Community Action, Inc.<\/li>\n
  4. Approving overall plans and priorities<\/li>\n
  5. Determining major personnel, fiscal and program policies<\/li>\n
  6. Hiring and firing of the Executive Director<\/li>\n
  7. Overseeing the extent and quality of the participation of the poor in the programs of Community Action, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    It is in the best interest of CAI and the low-income constituents served by the organization to have a highly effective, fully engaged, tripartite Board of Directors.\u00a0The tripartite structure is a mandate of federal regulation and Wisconsin State Statutes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It requires that one-third of the CAI board of directors be local elected officials or their representatives, one-third consumers and one-third private representatives.<\/p>\n

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