Friends of Black Rock High Rock

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Responsibilities

The FBRHR Board of Directors carries out the following responsibilities:

1. The Board sets the FBRHRs mission and goals.

2. The Board provides adequate resources to fulfill FBRHRs mission.
Every board member contributes to FBRHR and introduces FBRHR to
potential funders and donors. The Board works with the FBRHR staff
to raise the funds needed.

3. The Board is accountable to FBRHRs donors, members, and the
public. The Board approves the FBRHR budget, and ensures the proper
financial controls.

4. The Board determines which programs are most consistent with
FBRHRs mission and monitors the effectiveness of those programs.

5. The Board represents FBRHRs mission to the community, members,
the media and the general public. The Board articulates the mission
and accomplishments of FBRHR and garners support from influential
members of the community.

6. The Board ensures adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
The Board ensures that FBRHR carries out its programs consistent
with its articles of incorporation, by-laws, and 501[c](3) status.

7. The Board recruits new FBRHR Board members, provides an orientation
for new members, and assesses its and members performance.

Board members of non-profit organizations such as FBRHR accept
certain standards of conduct and attention in carrying out the
responsibilities of Board membership when they accept appointment
to the Board. These include the following:

1. Board members accept the duty of care that an ordinarily prudent
person would exercise in a like position and under similar
circumstances. Each Board member exercises reasonable care when
s/he makes a decision as a steward of FBRHR.

2. No information obtained through FBRHR Board service may be used
for personal gain. Should a board member have a conflict of interest,
or the appearance of a conflict of interest, the board member will
recluse his/herself from the discussion and decision creating the
conflict or appearance of a conflict.

3. Board members do not act in ways inconsistent with FBRHRs central
goals-- thus, the public can trust that the funds entrusted by it
to FBRHR will support the mission and programs that FBRHR has put
forth publicly.

Within the broad duties outlined above, each Board member of FBRHR
has the following responsibilities:

1. Board members make every effort to attend all Board and committee
meetings and functions, and contribute their leadership to the Board
through these meetings and events. Board members come prepared, and
inform the secretary or chair of the board if they must be absent
from a board meeting.

2. Each Board member is informed about FBRHR and can represent its
mission and programs.

3. Each Board member makes a personal financial contribution to
FBRHR, consistent with his/her financial capacity, and helps attract
other donors to FBRHR.

4. Each Board member suggests to the Board possible nominees who
could make a significant contribution through their Board service.

5. Each Board member carries out her/his fiduciary responsibility,
including reviewing the annual financial statements and risk
management policies of FBRHR.  FBRHRs board meets quarterly, as
established at the annual member meeting.

OFFICERS:

President:

The President shall be the principal executive officer of Friends
and shall, subject to the direction of the Board, supervise and
control all of the business and affairs of Friends. The President
shall preside at all meetings of the general membership and of the
Board.  The President shall serve as the Chair for all meetings.
Responsibilities include determining the agenda of meetings in
consultation with the Secretary and other board members, calling
meetings to order, keeping to the agenda, maintaining decorum, and
keeping time.

Vice President:

The Vice President, in the absence of the President or in the event
of the President's inability or refusal to act, shall perform the
duties of the President, and, when so acting, shall have all the
powers of and be subject to all the restrictions of the President.
The Vice President shall perform such other duties as from time to
time may be assigned to him/her by the President or by the Board.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer shall, subject to the direction and control of the
Board, have general charge of the financial affairs of the Friends
and shall keep full and accurate books of account in accordance
with standard business practices. The Treasurer shall maintain
custody of all funds, securities and valuable documents of Friends,
except as the Board may otherwise provide.

The Treasurer shall attend all board meetings and provide a report
at these meetings to include all recent financial activity of the
Friends. The Treasurer shall render a report of the financial affairs
of the Friends at each General Meeting of the general membership;
oversee the preparation of the annual budget and such other duties,
as the Board Members shall determine. The Treasurer shall have such
other powers and duties as are usually incident to his/her office
and as may be vested in him/her by these By-laws or from time to
time designated by the Board.

Secretary:

The Secretary shall provide such notices of meetings of the general
membership and Board as is required by these Bylaws and shall keep
a record of all the meetings. The Secretary will take the minutes
of the regular and special meetings and record the attendance of
all meetings. The Secretary shall maintain a database of members
and keep all information pertaining to members current. The Secretary
shall have such other powers and duties as are usually incident to
the office and as may be vested in him/her by these By-laws or by
the Board. In the absence of the Secretary from any meeting, a
temporary secretary designated by the person presiding over the
meeting shall perform the duties of the Secretary.