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Consent Agenda

1. What is a Consent Agenda? 1. What is a Consent Agenda?

2. What goes on it? 2. What goes on it?

4. How is it used?4. How is it used?

3. What doesn’t belong?3. What doesn’t belong?

5. What’s a Removed item?5. What’s a Removed item?

FAQs

6. Any Tips?6. Any Tips?

• contains multiple items to be voted on

• can save time for more valuable discussion

• requires reading in advance

What ‘s a Consent Agenda? What ‘s a Consent Agenda?

Something that:

• Minutes

• Confirmation of previously discussed item

• Executive Director’s report

• Committee reports

• Informational materials

• Updated Org documents

• Routine Correspondence

What goes on it? What goes on it?

• An Audit

• Financial Reports

• Executive Committee decisions which are not routine & procedural

What doesn’t belong?What doesn’t belong?

1. Set meeting agenda

2. Distribute materials in advance

3. Read materials in advance

4. Introduce Consent agenda at meeting

5. Remove item (if requested)

6. Accept & Approve Consent agenda

7. Document approval

How is it used?How is it used?

Consent Agenda Process

Board Chair asks for motion, second

and Approval*

Board Chair asks for motion, second

and Approval*

Board Chair decides if item is addressed immediately or

later

Board Chair decides if item is addressed immediately or

later

Board Chair asks if any member

wishes an item removed

Board Chair asks if any member

wishes an item removed

Chair queryChair query IF ‘YES”IF ‘YES” IF ‘NO’IF ‘NO’

* Should be unanimous

• Any item a Board member wants removed from the Consent Agenda

NOTE: Item can be removed for any reason: discussion, question or vote against. Although, if a Board member is abstaining from a specific item vote it does not have to be removed if proclaimed at Chair’s query.

What’s a Removed item?What’s a Removed item?

• CA Item is self-explanatory or uncontroversial

• Ask questions in advance

• Mark item on CA as “For approval”

TipsTips

• Minutes itemize specific resolutions on CA

• Monthly Financials monitored by Finance Committee could go on CA (Quarterly, full board hears / reviews Financials as regular item)

TipsTips

Steps to Getting Started

Create a ‘How-

to’ cheat sheet List what

Can & Cannot

be included •Start slow

& easy•Get board feedback•Fine tune

Discuss benefits

with board – get

support

Resources

BoardSource.org

TEXT

Benefit: Better Board Performance

RESOURCES

Garberconsulting.com

Help4nonprofits.com