GREY BRUCE HURON PERTH DHC Council Evaluation Questionnaire

GREY BRUCE HURON PERTH DHC Council Evaluation Questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to assist Council members of the Grey Bruce Huron Perth DHC examine their approaches to governance and identify possible refinements.

All questionnaires will go directly to an external consultant so your replies will be completely anonymous and confidential. For the survey to be effective, it should be completed by all current members of the Council.

Findings will be presented and discussed at the October 27 Council retreat.

You will need to have have your Governance Manual handy in order to complete Question 5.

Please complete this questionnaire no later than Friday, October 15, 2004.

(If you are unsure, or feel you do not have enough information to answer any question, simply leave that item blank)

First, please rate the following aspects of your Council's ongoing operations:

		Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a.	Degree of organization at Council meetings
b.	Level of participation by members
c.	Clarity of Council and staff roles
d.	Council member access to relevant information
e.	Staff support

Think now of your own involvement with the Council, and indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements:

		Agree Strongly	Agree Somewhat	Disagree Somewhat	Disagree Strongly
a.	The Council is dealing with important issues
b.	The Council has a hard time focusing on issues
c.	We spend too much time discussing things that have nothing to do with the agenda
d.	We have many good discussions and debates on this Council
e.	The Council seems to have a hard time making decisions
f.	Council members represent a variety of philosophical perspectives
g.	The members of this Council work well together
h.	There is a clear distinction between Council and Executive Director roles
i.	I feel quite comfortable in "speaking my mind" at Council meetings
j.	Some members tend to dominate Council meetings
k.	I believe that my comments are respected by others
l.	Some Council members spend too much time representing the interests of specific constituencies
m.	We tend to deal with a lot of issues that are outside our mandate
n.	I believe that I make an important contribution to this Council
o.	I believe that this Council makes an important contribution to the mandate of the DHC

What do you feel will be the single most significant challenge facing the Council as it deals with change and transition issues in the coming months?

Did you attend our last Council planning retreat in Grand Bend in April 2002?

Yes No

Please have your Governance Manual handy when you complete this next question. Review the list of governance policies below and indicate whether you feel any of them require revision.

Type	Policy Type	Revision Required
Type	Policy Type	Major	Minor	None
Executive Limitations	1.1 Global Executive Constraint
	1.2 Treatment of Staff
	1.3 Compensation and Benefits
	1.4 Financial Condition and Activities
	1.5 Financial Planning/Budgeting
	1.6 Asset Protection
	1.7 Communication/Counsel to the Board
	1.8 Emergency Exec. Director Succession
Governance Process	2.1 Governance Commitment
	2.2 Governing Style
	2.3 Board Job Description
	2.4 Chairperson's Role
	2.5 Board Members' Code of Conduct
	2.6 Committee Principals and Structure
	2.7 Communication/Counsel to the Board
Board - Executive Director Linkage	3.1 Global Governance - Mgmt. Connection
	3.2 Unity of Control
	3.3 Accountability of the Exec. Director
	3.4 Delegation to the Exec. Director
	3.5 Monitoring Exec. Director Relationship
	3.6 Exec. Director Temporary Replacement
	3.7 Exec. Director Replacement

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.