Roles and Responsibilities of Officers and Committees
Shadow Lake
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Executive:
- Makes decisions between board meetings, when necessary
- Arbitrates disputes and
- Investigates and adjudicates grievances
Finance:
- Reviews finances and financial procedures, develops annual budget, manages insurance policies
Nominating:
- Develops a slate of officers and directors to fill vacancies each year
- Maintains the list of board and officer terms
PERMANENT COMMITTEES:
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Committee:
- Gather information and share in order to facilitate the implementation of new ideas and best practices in support of members and to educate the public on AIS threats
Events:
- Plans Lake Seminar, the Annual Meeting, and other FOVLAP sponsored activities and events
- Manages publicity, registration, and all other details of events
Grants:
- Writes and administers appropriate grants focusing on the Federation’s mission
- Maintains updated list of grant possibilities and deadlines
- Responsible for overseeing and vetting all grant applications
Legislative:
- Monitors and posts updates on website of legislation introduced into the Vermont Legislature
- Develops talking points and positions statements
- Supports the President & members in advocating and developing testimony on key issues and bills
Membership:
- Manages recruitment and retention of members
- Develops strategies to increase membership
Newsletter:
- Develops ideas and themes for the spring and fall newsletters
- Works with authors to develop articles
- Formats, edits, publishes, and distributes the newsletter
Scholarship:
- Determines members of committee, majority must be non-lake people
- Works with Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) to manage applications
- Reviews applications and determines recipient
Website / Social Media:
- Maintains and updates the website regularly, including yearly updates of member profiles
- Develops new content for website
- Regularly posts FOVLAP material to various social media sources
AD HOC COMMITTEES:
Bylaws Committee
Policy Committee
Water Quality Committee