Charter for the Development Committee — W3C Inc Board of Directors

Purpose

The Board Development Committee enables the Board of Directors to properly discharge its duties, by assuring that its composition is appropriate, that Directors are properly informed, trained, and engaged, and that there is a sufficient, diverse, skilled set of candidates for the Consortium Member Director positions.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Board Development Committee will:

• Develop and maintain onboarding resources for new Directors;
• Recommend training for the Board and individual Directors as appropriate;
• Recommend policies and practices that improve the Board's ability to execute its duties;
• Develop and maintain a record of current Directors' skills and abilities (a 'skill matrix'), to allow gaps to be identified;
• Recommend candidates for appointment by the Board (e.g., Board-Elected Directors, certain vacancies, as allowed by the bylaws);
• Make recommendations to the Consortium Members when they elect Consortium Directors regarding skills that are needed by the Board.

Composition

The Committee consists of at least three Directors appointed by the Board.

Officers are standing guests of the Committee. Any Director may attend meetings.

Delegated Powers

None.

Policies

The Committee will operate according to the Bylaws and all applicable Board-established policies, including (but not limited to) the Guest, Communications, Transparency, Confidentiality, and Conflict of Interest policies.

Meetings

The Committee will meet at least quarterly, or more often as determined by the Chair(s). The minutes of any Committee meeting shall be promptly provided to the full Board.

Approved 2024-01-18.