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<br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Each Board member should prepare for and participate fully in an effort to contribute his or her <br />knowledge and skills to the collective deliberations of the Board, to the end that the Board’s <br />decisions and policies are the product of nine members’ efforts, skills, and experiences, and thus <br />stronger by way of the Board’s deliberative process, and thus more assuredly in the best interest <br />of the organization. <br /> <br />Must vote and shall not be excused from voting except on matters involving consideration of <br />his/her own official conduct, or where his/her financial or personal interests are involved; must <br />disclose potential conflicts of interest, and may ask the Board of Directors to recuse him/her from <br />duty to vote based upon conflict of interest. <br /> <br />Must be aware and abstain from any conflict of interests. <br /> <br />Keep an open mind, deliberate together, and foster a positive working relationship with other <br />Board members and staff, and take care to act in compliance with Open Meetings and Public <br />Records Laws. <br /> <br />Acts in a position of trust for OWASA’s current and future customers and for the community and <br />other stakeholders. <br /> <br />Have a genuine interest in OWASA’s continued success. <br /> <br />Board Member Time Commitment <br />The OWASA Board meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The first meeting of the <br />month begins at 6:00 P.M. and is held in the OWASA Community Room (400 Jones Ferry Road <br />in Carrboro); and the second meeting of the month begins at 7:00 P.M. and is held in the Council <br />Chambers at Chapel Hill Town Hall (405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Chapel Hill). The <br />Board of Directors does not meet the fourth Thursdays of November and December due to the <br />holidays. Preparation for Board meetings may entail one to two hours of document review (50- <br />100 pages). <br /> <br />Board members are also expected to serve on one or more Standing Committees of the Board. The <br />number of Committee meetings can vary greatly, but there are generally one or two different <br />committee meetings per month. <br /> <br />Board Member Compensation <br />Board members receive $50 compensation for attendance at each Board Meeting, Special Meeting, <br />Work Session, and Standing Committee meeting of the Board. In lieu of a meeting attendance <br />payment, the Board Chair receives a $250 monthly stipend regardless of the number of meetings <br />attended. <br /> <br />For More Information <br />For more information about the organization, please visit the OWASA website at www.owasa.org <br />or contact the Clerk to the Board at 919-537-4217. <br /> <br /> <br />5