I. MISSION
The overall mission of Lake of the Woods Committees is to add value to the Association by advising and assisting the Board of Directors and General Manager in carrying out their responsibilities to the Association. The Communications Committee reports to the Board of Directors and the primary focus of their Mission is to assist in providing members of the Lake of the Woods Association (LOWA) relevant and timely information on matters of importance, concern, and interest to the community.
The principal vehicles for transmitting this information are the publication Lake Currents, the LOWA website, the cable television station, the Lake of the Woods Guidebook, the blast e-mail and the Information Center.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. At the direction of the Board or General Manager or on its own initiative, the Committee engages in a continuing effort to identify and recommend to the Board or General Manager ways to make those resources more effective and to develop additional means of serving the communications needs of the community.
B. Master Plan: The Committee shall annually submit recommendations for its area of responsibility, for capital development programs and land use for two years out and forward to the Planning Committee for consideration to be included in the Association's Master Plan. A copy will be provided to the General Manager.
C. Five-Year Capital Budget Plan: The Committee shall review the General Manager's Five-year Capital Plan and make recommendations to the General Manager and the Board of Directors.
D. Annual Operating Budget: The Committee shall review the General Manager's budget and submit recommendations to the General Manager and the Board of Directors.
E. Hearings: A Committee representative shall attend Planning Committee and Finance Committee hearings on the General Manager's capital expenditure and budget requests, and may comment as necessary on matters pertaining to communications.
F. Annual Survey: A member of the Communications Committee shall work with the Planning Committee sub-committee responsible for all aspects of the development and interpretation of the Planning Committee’s Annual Survey.
G. The Committee shall assume other tasks/responsibilities as requested or authorized by the Board of Directors or General Manager.
III. SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
All LOWA Committees shall follow the guidance of the Bylaws, specifically Article V, Organization, Section D2: All Other Standing Committees.
The Committee shall give oral reports to the Board at least three times each year at the monthly Board Meeting.
Periodic reports regarding Committee activity may be published in Lake Currents or broadcast on the cable television channel.
THIS CHARTER IS EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT SHALL BE REVIEWED FOR RE-ADOPTION AT LEAST EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT REVISION.
DATE OF APPROVAL: August 5, 1995
Revised: November 6, 2010