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Function of the Committee

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British Orienteering

 

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Committee Practice

Remember: this is what people are choosing to do in their spare time - so it needs to be fun

Success means we will use the following words when describing what our committee is like:

Safety conscious Environmentally Aware Supportive
Friendly Structured Efficient
Fun Open Clarity
Focus Listening Effective
Informal Integrity  

To create these characteristics we will all:

  • Seek to prevent any harm to any person or place affected by our activities

  • Delight in the opportunity to create something together 

  • Be supportive and respectful of each other, sharing actions fairly

  • Be receptive to new ideas

  • Be prepared to commit to actions and follow through on our commitments

...and in respect of committee meetings, we will:

  • Have sufficient meetings to cover the business whilst keeping each meeting to an acceptable length
  • Read the pre-meeting material
  • Run meetings to an agenda and keep to time
  • Report by exception where possible – if it’s OK, just say it is OK
  • Respect each other: speak with integrity and listen generously
  • Question for clarity and understanding – if a new subject develops, park it until later
  • Focus on the topic, say your piece, listen while others speak, move on when the item is finished
  • Focus on clear actions: who is committing to do what by when?

How we work:

  • Two part meetings:  focussed routine business, followed by more expansive treatment of one or more current issues

Definitions:

Routine Business:
  1. Apologies
  2. Minutes Approval – minutes focus on actions and summary of key issues and decisions
  3. Review of actions/matters arising
  4. New correspondence – important items needing committee attention only
  5. Regular reports:
  6. Finance
  7. Upcoming events and competitions (past event information in the pre-read)
  8. Membership (at key points, January/April only)
  9. Junior (as needed)
  10. Equipment (as needed)
Expansive Issues
  1. Mapping
  2. Budget
  3. Events programme
  4. Training/Coaching
  5. Event officials
  6. Club development/strategy
  7. Junior squad development
  8. Club development/strategy
  9. Junior squad development

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Page last updated on 10 November 2008