resident board election policy


 Next Page >

Policy statement

The policy sets out the process for electing residents to the Boards of Adactus Housing Association (AHA), Beech Housing Association (BHA) and Chorley Community Housing (CCH).

Aims

The aims of the policy are to provide a fair and transparent process for electing Resident Board Members, which enables residents elected to the Board to play a full and equal role in fulfilling the functions of the Board, which are:

• To act as the guardian of the Association
• To make decisions about company policy and strategy
• To monitor, supervise and control the Association
• To act as a final point of accountability
• To act as a bridge with the outside world to bring in knowledge and skills

 This policy relates to the Corporate Objective to ensure the group members’ boards add value.

Scope

TThe policy applies to residents of AHA, BHA & CCH (not the Adactus Housing Group Board, which has a separate process). Resident Board Members have to be either tenants or leaseholders* of the association, or a partner of a tenant or leaseholder* (and have lived in the property for 12 months), and be aged 18 or over.
*(For CCH, this policy applies to tenants or their partners)

Links to other policies and strategies

Board Member appraisal
Resident Involvement Statement
People First Action Plan

Context
The Housing Corporation, in its policy for resident involvement, People First, places a requirement on each stock holding association to have at least one resident board member.

Service standards adopted by AHA and BHA include a requirement for at least two spaces on the board to be for residents, and CCH require a third of the board to be residents.

Definitions

AGM Annual General Meeting


 Next Page >