Governance and Leadership Development: Examines the governance structure, policies, and practices of the synagogue; develops and oversees a process for encouraging participation and growth of leaders as committee members, chairs and Board members. Committee responsibilities include annual review of BSS By-Laws and the Board of Trustees manual; development of the Board orientation process; support for the synagogue president, as needed, in planning the annual Board retreat; oversight of the process for committee chairs to do the annual review of committee mission statements; and statement of the roles and responsibilities for the various lay leaders.
Mission: To create a thoughtful approach to governance that brings current thinking and practices into our process. The committee gathers new perspectives from the URJ’s Tent and other journals or places that offer advice about governance.
