First Name

Last Name

Phone *

Email *

Organization

Position in Organization

Years in Position

What interests you most about the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce?

How many hours per month can you commit to the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce?

Provide an example of how you have helped another organization develop and/or implement their strategic plan:

List other volunteer positions held or other organizations with which you have been involved:

Please read the attached Director’s Code of Conduct and indicate here that you are willing to work with the Board of Directors within these guidelines.

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Director / Representative / Committee Member Code of Conduct

1. Although a director or committee member may be drawn from a specific industry or interest

group, directors and committee chairs must represent the interests of the entire

membership.

2. Directors and committee members shall maintain the confidentiality of the details and

dynamics of Board discussions, as well as those items designated as confidential.

3. Regardless of their personal viewpoint, directors and committee members shall not speak

against, or in any way undermine Board solidarity once a Board decision has been made.

4. Directors are expected to attend all Board meetings. Directors and committee members

shall be prepared to commit sufficient time and energy to attend to Chamber business.

5. Directors and committee members shall avoid, in fact and in perception, conflicts of

interest and disclose to the President, in a timely manner, any possible conflicts.

6. Directors’ and committee members’ contributions to discussions and decision-making

shall be positive and constructive.

7. Directors’ and committee members’ interactions in meetings shall be courteous, respectful

and free of animosity.

8. Directors and committee members shall adhere to the Chamber’s governance policies.

9. Directors and committee members shall be prepared for meetings, having read pre-

circulated material in advance of the meeting.

10. Directors shall participate in the Chamber in ways other than attending Board meetings.

11. The General Manager is responsible to the entire Board through the Executive.

Consequently, no single Board member has authority over the Executive Director/General

Manager.

12. Directors and committee members shall not attempt to exercise individual authority or

undue influence over the Chamber.

Please include any other information you would like the nomination committee to know.