2.11 Unanimous Consent

EFFECTIVE: 2/27/2012 · REVISED: 2/27/2012

Overview #

The Chair of the Board, in consultation with the President & CEO, the Secretary, and committee chairs, may designate items to be approved or received for information by unanimous consent of the Board.

Only items that are routine in nature or noncontroversial shall be designated for unanimous consent. The following are examples of items that may be designated for unanimous consent: approval of minutes, approval of committee charters, approval of the Chair’s appointment of committee members and approval of signatory authority for bank and investment accounts.

Items designated for unanimous consent shall be separately identified on the Board agenda as a consent agenda and shall be voted on by a single motion. Full information about each item on the consent agenda shall be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting.

Any member of the Board may remove an item from the consent agenda by notifying the Secretary prior to the meeting. Before calling for a motion to approve the consent agenda, the Chair or Vice chair shall announce any items that have been removed from the consent agenda and ask if there are other items to be removed.