Saint James the Less Anglican Church

Rothesay New Brunswick

Governance Policy: Division of Responsibilities

Approval Date: May 8^th, 2003	Effective Date: May 8^th, 2003
Required Revision Date: May, 2008	Approval Authority: Vestry

Purpose

To articulate roles and responsibilities at St. James the Less according to a Policy Governance Model.

Scope

This policy applies to all decision-makers at St. James the Less.

Policy Statement

See Table on next page.

Type of Responsibility	Vestry	Rector	Department Head (Staff or Volunteer)

Strategic Plan and Programming	Ensures there are resources to accomplish the strategy.	Approves and initiate the strategy and Programs	Identifies programs and strategies and implements approved strategies.
Ministry	Bishop convenes a standing committee to appoint a Rector but retains ultimate authority	Responsible and accountable to Bishop for all aspects of ministry in accordance with ordinal vows and induction.	Ministers as authorized by Rector
Expenditures	Approves and monitors annual budget	Manages overall budget and reports to vestry on financial issues or non-budgetary expenditures in excess of $300	Manages department budget and reports to Rector on issues or non-budgetary expenditures in excess of $50
Leadership	Participates in Vestry Nomination Committee	Develops and appoints leaders. Disciplines or removes leaders. Participates in Vestry Nomination Committee.	Identifies and mentors leaders. Recommends to Rector the appointment of leaders Recommends to Rector the discipline or removal of leaders
Legal eg. Land, Contracts	Rector and Wardens jointly form the corporation for St. James the Less and are therefore responsible for entering into and signing contracts	Rector and Wardens jointly form the corporation for St. James the Less and are therefore responsible for entering into and signing contracts	May identify need to enter into a contract eg. Insurance, Affiliations etc.
Facilities	Develops annual budget for maintenance and any capital expenditures for approval at AGM	Manages facilities and capital assets and reports to vestry on issues	Ensures that facility is properly maintained in accordance with budgetary resources Reports to rector on issues
Public Relations	Rector is the chair of vestry and therefore speaks on behalf of St. James the Less. When there is no Rector, the Wardens have the authority to speak on behalf of the church.	Speaks on behalf of St. James the Less and delegates authority where appropriate	Speaks on behalf of their department when authorized by the Rector.