CORK CHAMBER GOVERNANCE MANUAL
3. Operating Guidelines for the Board 3.1 BOARD COMPOSITION The composition of the Board is provided for in the Chamber’s Constitution in articles 20 & 21. 20. ‘’The composition of the Board should be balanced and reflect, as far as possible, the Chamber membership having regard to company size, diversity, and skillset. In its communications with members on the issue of the composition of the Board and the election to the Board, the Chamber shall clearly promote the objectives as to the composition of the Board as identified in this Article’’ 21.‘’The Board shall consist of not more than 24 members as follows: The President The immediate past President The Vice-President (if appointed) The Honorary Secretary The Honorary Treasurer 12 elected members if a Vice-President has been appointed and otherwise 13 elected members in addition to members co-opted under Articles 24 and 25. Not more than 7 co-opted members as provided for under Article 24 and not being members co-opted under Articles 25’’. The CEO and Senior Management Team shall attend Board meetings, in an ex officio capacity in the role as representative of the Chamber team but shall not have voting rights. Employees of Cork Chamber may not become Board members.
3.2 BOARD MEETINGS The Board shall seek to meet on at least 8 occasions in each calendar year. A schedule of yearly Board meetings shall be circulated at the beginning of each calendar year. Meetings are scheduled for a duration of 1.5/2 hours. From time to time it may be necessary for meetings to be extended to allow sufficient time for discussion of issues in an appropriate manner. A period of time may be allocated by prior arrangement with the President, either at the start or end of Board meetings, at which only Board members are present, to allow particular issues relating to the Senior Management Team to be freely discussed.
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