Board policy manual & workplace conduct - Kingston General Hospital

ISSUED BY:AUTHORIZED BY:CATEGORY:COMMITTEE:KGH Board of DirectorsKGH Board of DirectorsBoard EffectivenessArticle B: Governance ProcessGovernanceNUMBER: V-B-2ISSUE DATE: April 2010REVISION DATES: September 2011REVIEW DATE: August 2011PAGE: 1 of 1SUBJECT:PROCESS FOR NOMINATION OF CHAIR, DIRECTORS ANDNON-DIRECTOR MEMBERS OF BOARD STANDINGCOMMITTEESThe nominations process for the Director and Non-Director Members of Board StandingCommittees will be a systematic, transparent, accountable and fair process.All Directors of the Board will be expected to serve on at least one Board Committee. The BoardChair will be an ex-officio member of every Board Committee. Each Standing Committee willinclude at least three other elected Directors.Guidelines for the Assignment of Directors to Standing and Ad Hoc CommitteesAnnually, as part of the nominations process for Directors, the Governance Committee willcanvass each Director to obtain expressions of interest in specific Standing and Ad HocCommittee assignments for the coming year including interest in assuming responsibilities asCommittee Chairs.In nominating specific Directors for assignment to Standing Committees, the GovernanceCommittee will have regard for:i) preferences of Directors;ii) balance of skills and expertise;iii) prior experience in relation to matters before the Committee;iv) the expectation that each Director serve on at least three Board StandingCommittees over the course of their service as a Director;v) other criteria as determined by the Board.Guidelines for the Assignment of Non-Directors to Standing and Ad Hoc CommitteesGovernance Committee will review the skill requirements for non-Director positions on the boardstanding committees annually.Governance Committee will provide the Nominating Sub-committee with required profiles forrecruitment.Nominations Process:The Nominations Process is outlined in the Terms of Reference for the Nominations Sub-Committee (Policy V-A-2).