Central Ranges : The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors

Wed, Jun 9, 2004; by Bill Coppinger.

The Central Ranges LLEN Management Structure

The Board of Directors has developed a management structure which is built on 3 key planks:

Localness
Participation
Inclusiveness

The two-tiered structure includes:

The Central Ranges Board of Directors (at the central level); and
Shire LLEN Committees (3) at each Local Government Area (LGA) level.

"We assume that the key to solving problems or making good decisions is finding the one right person who will have the answer. Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent and are often smarter than the smartest people in them."

From The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki.

The Board of Directors, elected at the 2010 Annual General Meeting are:

2010-2011 Board Positions

Updated: 25th May 2010

Each Local Government Area is able to nominate three co-opted members to the board.

To read the full biographies of all board members, click here.

Position	Name	Membership Category	Term Expires
Elected Committee - Deputy Chairperson	Janet Gregory	[1] Schools	May 2011
Elected Committee	Joe Anka	[2] Tafe Institutes	May 2011
Elected Committee	Irene McKay	[3] Adult Community Education	May 2012
Elected Committee	Ken Taylor	[4] Other training Orgs & GTC	May 2011
Elected Committee	Vacant	[5] Trade Unions	May 2011
Elected Committee - Chairperson	Andrew Hocking	[6] Employer/Peak Employer Groups	May 2012
Elected Committee - Secretary	Lisa Linton	[7] Local Governments	May 2011
Elected Committee	Lesley Cooper	[8] Other Community Agency	May 2011
Elected Committee	Alice Solomon	[9] Koorie Organisation	May 2012
Elected Committee	Vacant	[10] Community Member	May 2011
Co-opted Member - Treasurer	Mike Dalmau	[11] Co-opted	May 2011
Macedon Shire Sub-Committee	Carol Angove	[2] Tafe Institutes	May 2011
Macedon Shire Sub-Committee	Richard Donker	[1] Schools	May 2011
Macedon Shire Sub-Committee	Jill Karena	[7] Local Governments	May 2011
Mitchell Shire Sub-Committee	Karen Marsh	[4] Other training Orgs & GTC	May 2011
Mitchell Shire Sub-Committee	Doreen Power	[6] Employer/Peak Employer Groups	May 2011
Mitchell Shire Sub-Committee	Val Pinder	[6] Employer/Peak Employer Groups	May 2011
Murrindindi Shire Sub-Committee	Vacant	Vacant	May 2011
Murrindindi Shire Sub-Committee	Bob Elkington	[7] Local Governments	May 2011
Murrindindi Shire Sub-Committee	Andrew Johnston	[1] Schools	May 2011

Board Meeting Schedule for 2010

Day and Date	Community and Venue	Meeting Status
Tuesday 23rd February 9:30am - 2:00pm Tuesday 23rd February 2:00pm - 4pm	Hidden Valley - Wallan Hidden Valley - Wallan	Planning Day Board Meeting
Thursday March 25 - 9.30am – 12.30pm	John Taylor Room - Kilmore Library	Board Meeting
Tuesday May 11	Kilmore Trackside	Annual General Meeting
Monday July 26 - 9.30am – 12.30pm	Macedon Ranges Shire - Kyneton	Board Meeting
Tuesday September 14 - 9.30am – 12.30pm	Murrindindi Shire - Yea	Board Meeting
Tuesday November 23 - 9.30am – 12.30pm	Town Hall Cafe - Kilmore	Board Meeting

The structure of the LLEN provides for:

an overall planning, policy development, management and coordination role at the central level, and
an opportunity for greater numbers to be involved in a range of issues/initiatives involving young people in the areas of education, training and employment at the Shire level through a "Shire LLEN Committee" which is broadly representative of the prescribed categories.

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Director's Charter

Most Not for Profit organisations have standards for membership. It is good governance practice to also have standards for Directors. The Board of Directors of the Central Ranges LLEN believes these standards should be publicly acknowledged by the Board to the organisation’s constituents.

Each Director recognises and agrees to uphold the following standards of behaviour:

To take personal responsibility for contributing impartially to the decisions of the Board, with no thought given to personal gain.
To actively seek adequate knowledge about the business of the organisation.
To provide positive input into the development of organisational policy.
To provide strong support for the long term strategies of the organisation.
To accept the need to sufficiently prepare for Board meetings and decisions, and to insist on sufficient information to enable informed debate and decision making.
To perform the assignments delegated by the Board.
To delineate and state personal positions vs organisational positions on controversial matters to better enable the Board to make informed decisions for the betterment of the network and its constituents.
To devote sufficient time to the duties of a Director.
To uphold the highest ethical standards at the Board level.
To tender a resignation if unable to uphold any of the above Standards of Behaviour

[Source: 2004 LifeMastery, Strategic Board Enhancement]

In March 2003 the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Corporate Governance Council released a set of guidelines on Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations.

Sources such as this also inform the good governance of the Board and its operations.