Board Update: November 2018
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 Posted in Monthly Board News, ROC Board, ROC News | Comments Off on Board Update: November 2018
Our board continues to meet monthly. We’ve changed our regular meeting night to be more closely aligned with our financial reporting deadlines, and we now meet the fourth Monday of the month at the PRCC, starting at 6:30.
The Board wishes to thank Liz Amyoony, who has been with the board since 2016. Liz has stepped down due to work commitments, but has been a valuable source of human resources expertise for the board of directors. We offer our sincere thanks, and very best wishes to her!
We do have openings for board members, and would welcome anyone who is interested to have a conversation with our Executive Director, Shirley Jollimore, about the role and responsibilities of the board. Email her at executivedirector@prospectcommunities.com if you’d like to discuss the possibility of working with us! We are specifically looking for a voice from the Goodwood area, and the local business community, but would welcome anyone with particular skill or expertise to join our team.
We’ve made some progress on our strategic plan, which you can view here (link to updated plan) and our transit subcommittee will convene early in the new year to examine the possibility of applying for funding through the province for a feasibility study on community transit. We know that the current HRM transit plan will not be reviewed until 2021, so we will look into other community-based transit options.
Board Update: April 2018
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 Posted in AGM, Monthly Board News | Comments Off on Board Update: April 2018April 17 – 2018
A major project of the board this year has been reviewing our Board Policy manual at each meeting, ensuring it is accurate and reflects the work of the board. This work will be finalized as of our May board meeting.
Community Transit: We have struck a subcommittee, comprised of our co-chair Rob Gilbert, board member John Whitlam and our Executive Director, Shirley Jollimore. This group will review the existing information from the previous ROC-sponsored transit pilot, and look at options for moving forward to open this conversation in the community. A new feasibility study would be required before any transit options are explored, and we will reach out to the Rural Transportation Association for advice and guidance on moving forward with this. We will be looking for community assistance in this endeavour, so if you are passionate about this idea, we’d love to hear from you.
Our annual General Meeting is open to all residents of the Prospect Community, and we hope to have you with us! Mark your calendars for Monday, June 11, 6:30 PM at the Community Centre. Board elections take place that evening, so please contact executivedirector@
Monthly Board News: March 2018
Friday, March 23rd, 2018 Posted in Monthly Board News | Comments Off on Monthly Board News: March 2018The ROC board continues to meet each month, and we’re pleased to share that our former Vice Chair, Al Goodyer, has assumed the role of Chair. The Board wants to extend sincere gratitude to our former Chair, Nicole Slaunwhite, whose leadership has been forward thinking and inspiring. Nicole has kindly remained on the board in her capacity as Past Chair, and we appreciate her generosity.Replacing Al in his Vice Chair role is Rob Gilbert. We are also pleased to welcome new board members Al Gilbert and Coralee Carter to the board table, and bid a reluctant farewell to longtime member Jennifer Bell.
Our Strategic Plan has been finalized, and we are pleased to share it with you now. Over the next few months, we will open conversations about community transportation and some of our other goals, and we hope you will join us.
We will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the ROC Board in 2018. We are extremely proud of the growth of this organization and look forward to honouring both the work and the individuals who have been part of the board over the years.
Monthly Board News – May 5th – 2017
Friday, May 5th, 2017 Posted in Monthly Board News | Comments Off on Monthly Board News – May 5th – 2017We are in the home stretch of our board year, and as we look forward to our Annual General Meeting on June 12 (open to everyone!), we’re pleased to have completed a review and update of our bylaws, based on the most recent template issued by the Registry of Joint Stocks.
We’re now reviewing our board policy manual, and we have a date set for our board Strategic Planning session in July, where we will review all of the feedback from the survey you completed and some engagement with local youth at the junior high, and have an opportunity to sit with the management team of the ROC to set some priorities for the next few years.
More information will be posted on the ROC Board webpage as it becomes available.
Thanks to everyone who completed the survey, and to Craig Nelson, Vice Principal at Brookside, for his assistance in getting feedback from students