20 Questions – what every committee member should know
Roles and Responsibilities
- What are the Rules and Constitution of the Group?
- When do they meet? How Often?
- Who calls the meetings?
- Who is entitled to call a meeting?
- Who draws up the Agenda? Is it sent out in advance?
- Who are the Officers at the Group?
- When were they elected?
- Are the minutes kept by the Secretary
- Who are the known members?
- Does every member understand the various roles and associated duties of each officer?
How a group operates
- Are the members of the legal obligations incumbent upon them as a Group? ( i.e. the need for Articles of Association , Constitution, etc.)
- What work or projects does the group currently undertake?
- Are the members entitled to a briefing on affairs of the group?
- Are the decisions of the group collective decisions?
- What are the assets of the group?
- Who decides what the group spends?
- When was the last AGM?
- When was the last set of Audited Accounts completed?
- Are members aware of the legal obligation to complete the next set within 15 months?
- Are all of the above reviewed and updated.