Board members are essential in guiding Cycling BC’s direction to align with its strategic goals and mission.
While the Executive Director and staff manage the organization’s daily operations, the Board of Directors provides oversight and sets the direction for Cycling BC in several key ways:
Additional responsibilities may include engaging with stakeholders, coordinating workgroups or task forces, attending meetings, and representing the board at various events.
The Board consists of a minimum of seven (7) and a maximum of nine (9) Directors.
Cycling BC has a staggered board, with Directors serving terms of three (3) years, to a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms, and will hold office from September 15 in the year they are elected until September 15 in the year their successors have been duly elected unless they resign, are removed from office by special resolution or vacate their office. A director who has completed two (2) consecutive terms may run for office after a one (1) year break from serving on the board.
The Cycling BC Board is composed of the following Directors: Chair; Vice-Chair; Treasurer; Secretary; and up to five Directors-at-large. The specific roles are described as follows:
Chair of the Board – the Directors will determine who, from a group comprised of the Directors, will be the Chair. The Chair will preside at meetings of the Board, the annual general and extraordinary meetings of the Society, will be the official representative of the Society with Cycling Canada, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board. The Chair along with the Board is responsible to oversee the Executive Director.
Vice-Chair – in the absence or disability of the Chair, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chair, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.
Secretary – responsible for the documentation of all amendments to the Society’s By-laws, will ensure that all official documents and records of the Society are properly kept, cause to be recorded the minutes of all meetings, will cause to be prepared and submitted to each meeting of the Board or Members, as applicable, and other meetings a report of all activities since the previous meeting of the Board or Members, as applicable or other meetings, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.
Treasurer – subject to the powers and duties of the Board, cause to be maintained proper accounting records as required by the Act, will supervise the management and the disbursement of funds of the Society, when required will provide the Board with an account of financial transactions and the financial position of the Society, will oversee the preparation by the Executive Director of annual budgets and periodic reports to the Board and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board. The Treasurer will chair the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee.