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EL #2ePOLICY TYPE:POLICY TITLE:EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSFINANCIAL PLANNING AND BUDGETINGFinancial planning for any fiscal year or the remaining part of any fiscal year shall not deviate materially from Board Ends priorities,risk fiscal jeopardy, or fail to show a generally acceptable level of foresight.Accordingly, the Executive Director will not cause or allow budgeting which:(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)risks incurring those situations or conditions described as unacceptable in the Board policy “Financial Condition andActivities” (Policy EL #2d);contains too little information to enable credible projection of revenues and realistic projection of expenses;fails to separate capital and operational items;plans the expenditure in any fiscal year of more funds than are conservatively projected to be received in that period; orprovides less for Board prerogatives during the year than is set forth in the Cost of Governance Policy (GP #2i)does not consider the impact on quality, safety and client experienceREVISED April 21, 2021

EL #2fPOLICY TYPE:POLICY TITLE:EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSASSET PROTECTIONThe Executive Director shall not allow assets to be unprotected, inadequately maintained nor unnecessarily risked.Accordingly, the Executive Director will not:(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)allow the organization to be uninsured against theft, fire, fraud and casualty losses to a prudent replacement value and againstliability losses to Directors, staff, volunteers and the organization itself in an amount greater than the average for comparableorganizations;allow conditions that subject plant and equipment to improper wear and tear or insufficient maintenance;unnecessarily expose the organization, its Board, staff or volunteers to claims of liability;receive, process or disburse funds under controls which are insufficient to meet the Board-appointed auditor’s standards;make any purchase:(a) wherein normally prudent protection has not been given against conflict of interest;(b) of over 2500.00 without having obtained comparative prices and quality; or(c) of over 5,000.00 without a method of assuring the balance of long-term quality and cost;allow property, information and files to be exposed to loss, improper access or significant damage;accept or solicit funds from tobacco, alcohol companies or from the proceeds of gambling.endanger the organization's public image or credibility; orcompromise the independence of the Board’s audit or other external monitoring or advice, such as by engaging partiesalready chosen by the Board as consultants or advisors.REVISED March 27, 2019

EL #2gPOLICY TYPE: EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSPOLICY TITLE: COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT TO THE BOARDThe Executive Director shall not permit the Board to be uninformed or unsupported in its work.Accordingly, the Executive Director will not:(1)neglect to submit monitoring data required by the Board (see policy on Monitoring Executive Performance BMD #2e) in atimely, accurate and understandable fashion; directly addressing provisions of the Board policies being monitored;(2)allow the Board to be unaware of fail to provide the Board with a monitoring report in May providing sufficient detail toallow the Board to complete the Declaration of Compliance, which it has to submit and post (within 90 days of the agency’sfiscal year end, i.e., in June) as a requirement of the Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement; or(3)allow the Board to be unaware or fail to inform the Board of any failure to meet obligations in contracts with other funders.(4)let the Board be unaware of relevant trends, anticipated adverse media coverage, threatened or pending lawsuits, materialexternal and internal changes; particularly changes in the assumptions upon which a Board policy has been previouslyestablished;(5)allow the Board to be unaware if, in the Executive Director’s opinion, the Board is not in compliance with its own policies inGovernances Process and Board-Management Delegation, particularly in the case of Board behaviour which is detrimental tothe work relationship between the Board and Executive Director;(6)allow the Board to be without decision information required periodically by the Board or let the Board be unaware of relevanttrends;(7)present information in unnecessarily complex or lengthy form, or in a form that fails to differentiate among information of 3types: monitoring, decision preparation, and other;(8)allow the Board to be without an approved communications plan;(7)favour or privilege certain Board members over others or fail to deal with the Board as a whole except when (a) fulfillingindividual requests for information, or (b) responding to officers or committees duly charged by the Board;(8)allow the Board to be unaware of an actual or anticipated non-compliance with any policy of the Board; or(9)fail to supply for the consent agenda all items delegated to the Executive Director; yet required by law or contract to beBoard-approved, accompanied by the corresponding monitoring assurance.(10)allow the Board Chairperson to be unsupported in producing each Board meeting agenda to be posted on the agency’s Boardportal website two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled Board meeting with the following exception. The Board meetingscheduled for the month of June will require an agenda posted to the Board portal website a one week prior to the Boardmeeting. Attachments related to the Board meeting agenda may be posted up until 3 days prior to the Board meetingfollowing which that item will be deferred to the next regularly scheduled meeting.REVISED March 27, 2019

EL #2hPOLICY TYPE:POLICY TITLE:EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSEXECUTIVE SUCCESSIONIn order to protect the Board from the sudden loss of Executive Director’s services, the Executive Director shall not operate withoutat least one individual familiar with Board and Executive Director issues and procedures, who could temporarily assume the role ofExecutive Director. In addition, the Executive Director shall not operate without an explicit line of temporary emergency succession.In the case of a planned departure by the Executive Director:With the support of the Executive Director and the Manager of Human Resources and Administration, the Board will seek areplacement for the Executive Director following, in as far as it applies, agency policies and procedures.In the case of an unplanned vacancy of the Executive Director position:(1)(2)the designated alternate for the Executive Director will assume the role on an acting basis(This individual will have to enter into a Performance Agreement as required by the Multi-Sector Service AccountabilityAgreement. The Board, with the assistance of the Manager of Human Resources and Administration, will develop aPerformance Agreement using the one in effect under the previous Executive Director as a guide or template); andwith the support of the Manager of Human Resources and Administration the Board will seek a replacement for theExecutive Director following, in as far as it applies, agency policies and e Executive Director will ensure that the Manager of Human Resources and Administration maintains an active and up-to-date fileon Executive Succession including the most current version of Marty, Dick, et al, Recruiting A Health Care CEO: The DefinitiveGuide For Boards. Ottawa: CHA Press and the sample CEO Employment Contract from an online seminar entitled Role of BoardMembers and CEO Relationships.REVISED March 23, 2022

EL #2iPOLICY TYPE: EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSPOLICY TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITYWith respect to the environment, the Executive Director shall not fail to take action to reduce any negative impact the organizationmay have.Accordingly, the Executive Director will not:(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)allow unnecessary use of motor vehicles;allow unnecessary energy to be consumed by agency facilities;make purchases without considering means to minimize their negative environmental impact;operate without appropriate use of, local recycling programs; orinvest in environmentally unethical financial vehicles.REVISED March 27, 2019

EL #2jPOLICY TYPE: EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSPOLICY TITLE: UNRESTRICTED FUNDSThe Executive Director shall not use any unrestricted funds and allow the Board to be unaware of any change in the unrestrictedfunds of which they should be aware.Accordingly, the Executive Director will not:1.Allow unrestricted to be non-interest bearing;2.spend and provide accounting of, as part of the budgeting for the fiscal year, an amount greater than 10% of the total amount ofunrestricted funds as of March 31st of the previous fiscal year;3.Fail to ensure a there is a minimum balance in the unrestricted funds account of 5% of the agency’s annual budget of the previousfiscal year.4.Fail to inform the Board of Directors of expenditures of the unrestricted funds over and above the amount set forth in item 2.Reviewed: March 23, 2022

EL #2kPOLICY TYPE: EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONSPOLICY TITLE: RISK MANAGEMENTThe Executive Director shall not fail to maintain a risk management process and to notify the Board, in a timely manner, of any risksof which they should be aware. Accordingly, the Executive Director will not:(1) fail to notify the Board, in a timely manner, of any “ moderate or serious risk of impact on the achievement of the MultiSector Service Accountability Agreement”; [in order for the Board to meet its obligation to report same to Ontario Health(Central) formerly North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network].REVIEWED MARCH 23, 2022

GP #1POLICY TYPE: GOVERNANCE PROCESSPOLICY TYPE: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE POLICYThe purpose of the Board is to:(1) Represent the interests of the moral ownership, defined as the people of Muskoka and Parry Sound. The Board will proactivelypursue ownership input, not waiting for input to be initiated by owners;(2) Determine the benefits that the organization will provide, keeping a long term, strategic perspective, (the Ends policies) and;(3) Ensure that the operating organization accomplishes what it should (described in the Ends policies) in ways that the Boarddetermines are acceptable (described in the Executive Limitations policies).REVIEWED June 25, 2021

GP #2POLICY TYPE: GOVERNANCE PROCESSPOLICY TITLE: BOARD AS OWNER-REPRESENTATIVEThe Board, as a group, represents the ownership interest of the organization.Accordingly:(1)(2)although Directors are drawn from particular groups and/or geographic areas, they must distinguishbetween the interests of the ownership as a whole and the interests of the group or geographic area and must advance theformer even when it conflicts with the latter; andDirectors’ ethical obligation is to represent the entire ownership, not specifically the organizations or geographic areas fromwhich they are drawn, and therefore;(a) appropriate broad-based input from the moral ownership must be sought and assimilated; and(b) the full range of the views of the moral ownership as to purpose and cost of the organization must be incorporated intoBoard deliberations, not just those points of view held personally by Directors.REVIEWED September 15, 2021

GP #2aPOLICY TYPE: GOVERNANCE PROCESSPOLICY TITLE: GOVERNING STYLEThe Board will govern lawfully, observing the principles of the Policy Governance model, with an emphasis on (a) outward visionrather than on internal preoccupation, (b) encouragement of diversity in viewpoints, (c) strategic leadership more than administrativedetail, (d) clear distinction of Board and executive roles, (e) collective rather than individual decision, (f) future rather than past orpresent, and (g) proactivity rather than reactivity.Accordingly:(1)the Board will cultivate a sense of group responsibility. The Board, not the staff, will be responsible for excellence ingoverning. The Board will be the initiator of policy, not merely a reactor to staff initiatives. The Board will not use theexpertise of individual members to substitute for the judgement of the Board, although the expertise of individual membersmay be used to enhance the understanding of the Board as a body;(2)the Board will direct, control, and inspire the organization through the careful establishment of broad written policiesreflecting the Board's values and perspectives. The Board's major policy focus will be on the intended long-term impactsoutside the staff organization, not on the administrative or programmatic means of attaining those effects;(3)the Board will enforce upon itself whatever discipline is needed to govern with excellence. Discipline will apply to matterssuch as attendance, preparation for meetings, policy-making principles, respect of roles, and ensuring the continuance ofgovernance capability. Although the Board can change its governance process policies at any time, it will scrupulouslyobserve those currently in force;(4)continual Board development will include orientation of new Directors in the Board's governance process and periodic Boarddiscussion of process improvement;(5)the Board will allow no officer, individual, or committee of the Board to hinder or be an excuse for not fulfilling groupobligations;(6)the Board will monitor and discuss the Board's process and performance at each meeting. Self-monitoring will includecomparison of Board activity and discipline to policies in the Governance Process and Board-Management Delegationcategories.REVIEWED March 23, 2022

GP #2bPOLICY TYPE: GOVERNANCE PROCESSPOLICY TITLE: BOARD JOB DESCRIPTIONSpecific job outputs of the Board, as an informed agent of the ownership, are those that ensure appropriate organizationalperformance.Accordingly, the Board will provide:(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)authoritative linkage between the ownership and the operational organization; andwritten governing policies that realistically, address the broadest levels of all organizational decisions and situations:(a)Ends: organizational impacts, benefits, outcomes, recipients; beneficiaries, impacted groups; and their relative worthin cost or priority;(b)Executive Limitations: constraints on executive authority that establish the prudence and ethics boundaries withinwhich all executive activity and decisions must take place;(c)Governance Process: specification of how the Board conceives, carries out and monitors its own task;(d)Board-Management Delegation: how power is delegated and its proper use monitored; the Executive Director role,authority, and accountability;assurance of successful organizational performance on Ends and Executive Limitations;operational decisions not delegated to the Executive Director; andsystemic advocacy on behalf of the organization for adequate funding and government policy consistent with our values,visions and mission.REVEWED March 23, 2022

GP #2cPOLICY TYPE: GOVERNANCE PROCESSPOLICY TITLE: CODE OF CONDUCTThe Board commits itself and its members to ethical, businesslike and lawful conduct, including proper use of authority andappropriate decorum when acting as Directors. The following also applies, whenever appropriate, to all offices of the corporation,whether they are Directors or not. Ethical dilemmas will be resolved using the Ethics Framework.Accordingly:(1)members must have loyalty to the ownership, unconflicted by loyalties to staff, other organizations, and any personal interestas a consumer;(2)members must avoid potential, actual and perceived conflicts of interest with respect to their fiduciary responsibility, andtherefore:(a) there must be no self-dealing or business by a member with the organization. Members will annually disclose theirinvolvements with other organizations, with vendors, or any association that might be or might reasonably be seenas being a conflict;(b) when the Board is to decide upon an issue about which a member has an unavoidable conflict of interest, thatmember shall withdraw without comment not only from the vote, but also from the deliberation;(c) Directors must not use their Board positions to obtain employment in the organization for themselves, familymembers or close associates. A Director who applies for employment must first resign from the Board;(d) a Director is viewed as automatically being in a conflict of interest and should not be involved in debate, lobbying orvoting on a personnel issue specific to a staff member who is directly serving or has directly served that Director ora close relative or friend of that Director; and(3)Directors may not attempt to exercise individual authority over the organization and therefore: Members’ interaction with theExecutive Director or with staff must recognize the lack of authority vested in individuals except when explicitly Boardauthorized;(a) members’ interaction with public, press or other entities must recognize the same limitation and the inability of anyDirector to speak for the Board except to repeat explicitly stated Board decisions;(b) except for participation in Board deliberation about whether the Executive Director has achieved any reasonableinterpretation of Board policy, members will not express individual judgments of performance of employees or theExecutive Director;(c) Board member interaction with the Executive Director and other staff within the organization must be directlyrelated to matters pertaining to the Board. If a Board member has operational concerns, these concerns are to bevetted by the Board Chair, and if deemed appropriate, the Board chair will bring the concerns to the Board meeting.If warranted, the Executive Director will prepare a report within an appropriate time frame. Requests for directinspection should be requested by the Board Chair at a Board meeting.(4)members will respect the confidentiality appropriate to issues of a sensitive nature;(5)members will be properly prepared for Board deliberation;(6)members will support the legitimacy and authority of the final determination of the Board on any matter, irrespective of themember’s personal position on the issue;(7)members may make an annual financial contribution to the agency during the first quarter of the Board year (between thebeginning of June and the end of August). The amount donated by individual members will be treated as confidentialinformation;(8)the Board will determine how to deal with violati

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