board of directors governance policy manual - SAE International

RELATIONSHIP WITH OPERATING BOARDS R-4
Operating Boards are accountable directly to the BOARD and are governed by policies established by the
BOARD. Operating Boards of SAE are the: Education Board; Engineering Meetings Board; Foundation
Board of Trustees; Membership Board; Publications Board and the Technical Standards Board.
COMPOSITION
1. Composition of Operating Boards is at the discretion of the BOARD in conjunction with the appropriate
Operating Board members. All Operating Board members must be SAE-voting members; unless so
approved by the BOARD and stated in the Operating Board’s Relationship Policy. Composition of
Operating Boards should reflect:
1.1 The BOARD’s Product-Life Cycle initiative in the five phases of the life cycle, which are:
Design; Manufacturing; Operations; Maintenance and Reuse.
1.2 The BOARD’s initiative to foster diversity into the whole of the organization. Diversity is defined
by the BOARD to include, but not be limited to: culture, national origin, age, gender,
technical/managerial position, race, physical ability, industry sector and geographic location.
2. In accordance with the Role of the President, all other members are appointed by the President,
subject to approval of the BOARD.
3. Vacancies on Operating Boards shall be filled by appointment by the President, subject to approval by
the BOARD.
4. The President, Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of SAE shall be members of all Operating
Boards but without a vote.
MEANS
1. The Means employed to attain Ends may not violate the restrictions imposed by the BOARD.
1.1 Means refers to practices, activities, methods and ways of conducting business, circumstances
of operating or any other feature of work or behavior, which does not meet the definition of
Ends.
1.2 Limitations on Means are recorded in the BOARD Operating Boards Limitations Policy L-4.
1.4 Operating Boards are authorized to use any reasonable interpretation of the language used by
the BOARD in its policies.
1.5 Operating Boards are expected to work cooperatively with other Operating Boards, BOARD
Committees and the Chief Executive Officer.
1.6 As the situation dictates, Operating Boards may participate in/or organize program offices,
virtual teams, task forces, etc., for coordinating the implementation of the Ends of the BOARD.
JOB PRODUCT
The achievement of SAE’s Mission and Vision as recorded in the Ends Policy established by the BOARD.
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