Governance
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Approximately 5 minutes is allocated at the beginning of each meeting for Open Owner Forum, during which owner input is welcomed.
We ask that visitors remain silent for the remainder of the meeting.
Meet our Board of Directors
Joe Graham President |
Katie Hartlieb Vice President |
Erik Hagstrom Treasurer |
Lindsay Hall Secretary |
Greg Fuller |
George Robson |
Amanda Weinert |
Paula Welmers |
Hal Willens |
To contact the Board of Directors outside of a Board Meeting, please email board@graintrain.coop
Policy Governance
The Grain Train Board operates using the Policy Governance model, which was developed to allow Boards to maintain accountability for organizational performance while focusing on providing visionary leadership around our 'big-picture' mission.
With this model, there are four different categories of board policies, and all board policies must fall into one of these categories:
- Ends (the intended results for the customers): Ends policies all deal with ends, while all other categories of board policies deal with means.
- Executive Limitations (the limitations put on the General Manager): Executive limitations policies all deal with means, but they are written in the negative, telling what means the General Manager shall not use, instead of what means the General Manager shall use to accomplish the organizational goals (this avoids the two extremes of “micro-managing” and “rubber-stamping”).
- Board-Staff Relationships (how the board will interact with the General Manager): Board-Staff relationship policies all deal with means that the Board will use to interact with the Staff through the General Manager.
- Governance Process (how the board will govern itself): Governance Process policies all deal with means that the Board will use to govern and monitor itself throughout the year.
You can find the full Policy Register adopted by the Grain Train's Board here.
Bylaws
The Grain Train's owners delegate authority to the Board of Directors with a set of Bylaws, which explain the fundamental rights and responsibilities of both the owners and the board.
Board Meeting Minutes
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