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Policy Governance basics
Policy Governance, created by Dr. John Carver, is an organizational philosophy designed to empower boards of directors (in Equity's case Council) to fulfill their mandates. The Policy Governance approach places primary importance on a board's responsibility to set specific goals for their organization. The staff of an organization is responsible for the achievement of these defined goals, within specific limits, also set by the board. Results are monitored through rigorous evaluation of the Association's accomplishments.

Policy Governance Basics

Policy Governance Defined

Monitoring Reports
Under Policy Governance, systematic and rigorous monitoring of Ends and Executive Limitations Policies is undertaken by Council. There are three monitoring methods that Council may invoke, a report from the Executive Director, judgment by a disinterested party (for example, an auditor) and in rare cases direct board inspection.

Monitoring information speaks directly to whether Council's expectations articulated in its Policy Governance Document are being fulfilled. Monitoring Reports, prepared by Executive Director Arden R. Ryshpan, describe actual performance compared to expected performance as stated in the specific policy criteria.

Monitoring Reports

Council
The stated purpose of Council is to see that Equity achieves "the professional, artistic and economic advancement of CAEA members in the live performance community to the highest degree possible for a reasonable cost."

Council's policies prescribe lawful governance with an emphasis on:

outward vision rather than an internal preoccupation;

encouragement of diversity in viewpoints;

strategic leadership more than administrative detail;

clear distinction of Council and chief executive roles;

collective rather than individual decisions;

future rather than past or present;

proactivity rather than reactivity.

Equity Council meets 10 times per year and is responsible for policy decisions. Two meetings per year are face-to-face and held in Toronto, and seven more are conducted by telephone conference call. Council also holds one face-to-face meeting each calendar year in a city other than Toronto. The 2007 meeting will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia in October.

Council Policy Advisory Groups
Council Policy Advisory Groups or CPAGs are Committees of Council. Advisory Groups are responsible for raising Councillors' awareness of emerging concerns and issues important to the membership as owners, linkage to the membership as owners as directed by Council, and general linkage to members and apprentices within its region, for the purposes of enhancing connection to, appreciation of, and member ownership of, the Association.

Advisory Groups meet as necessary to meet the needs of each specific region and the CPAG's mandate.

All Advisory Groups, except the stage management Council Policy Advisory Group, consist of the Councillors for a region, plus five additional elected persons. The stage management Council Policy Advisory Group is also a Committee of Council, but is national in scope. It is made up of the Councillor for the region, plus one elected stage manager member from each region.

Policy Governance documents

Constitution & By-Laws

Policy Governance Document