Community Rugby League Club Board/Committee

Modified on Sun, 17 Nov at 5:21 PM

Community Rugby League Clubs are generally governed by a Board, which can be also known as a Committee. The Board/Committee is traditionally made up of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and general Board/Committee members looking after other portfolios that are deemed appropriate such as Sponsorship and Fundraising Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and Media and Public Relations Coordinator.

The Board/Committee is the senior decision making group within the Club and manages the Club's affairs on behalf of the members. The Board/Committee major responsibilities are:

Administration
Financial Management
Risk management
Leadership

Duties

Ensure the Constitution, objects, aims, rules and regulations of the Club and the decision and by-laws of the Board/Committee are respected and observed at all times.
Monitor the corporate affairs, governance and policies of the Club.
Obtain and maintain a general understanding of the business of the Club.
Undertake regular reviews of the financial position of the Club, and make further enquiries from those reviews if necessary.
Ensure that the Club has an effective Risk management Program and policies in place
Oversee the Club's planning initiatives for the Club's short and long term development.
Meet regularly with relevant parties.
Form partnerships with relevant parties.
Appoint delegates if required.

Board/Committee Size and Composition

There are no hard and fast rules regarding Board/Committee size. It should be appropriate for the size of the Club. Five is a good rule of thumb for small to medium sized Clubs. If the Board/Committee is too large it may prove to be too cumbersome and ineffective. many 'modern' Board/Committee structures consist of a smaller group/s that relieve the main Board/Committee of certain tasks by capitalizing on the specialist skills of the members within the Club who are willing to contribute their time and expertise to complete a certain task. The group/s report to the main Board/Committee regularly.