Governance

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• AFN-Housing Authority Models:
  • Model 1-Housing Committee
  • Model 2-Independent Housing Authority with Board
  • Model 3-Band-Owned Housing Cooperative
  • Model 4-Housing Authority as Council-Mandated Non-Profit Corporate Entity
  • Model 5-Independent Third-Party Non-Profit Corp Entity
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Housing Authorities and How to Establish One in First Nations Communities
• First Nations Governance Handbook: A Resource Guide for Effective Councils 
• FNFMB Organizational Chart
• FNHMA Knowledge Circle Tools:
  • Board and Staff Roles and Responsibilities Policies (Sample)
  • Creating Terms of Reference for a Committee or Board
  • Council and Committee Relationship Policy
  • Orientation of Elected or Appointed Officials
• Governance Workshop Presentation
  
  • PowerPoint presentation to help Chief and Council (and other governing authorities) learn their roles and responsibilities and become familiar with tools of good governance
• Leadership and Team-building Workshop
  
  • PowerPoint presentation on leadership and team-building for governing authority members
• Managing Housing for Viability and Sustainability
  
  • CMHC PowerPoint presentation that addresses need for separation of duties between housing governance and management
• Sample Band Council authorization and delegation table
• Sample Governance Policy and Procedures
  
  • This document provides sample governance policy and procedures (“SPP”) that meet the requirements in both the Financial Management Systems Standards and Financial Administration Law Standards established by the First Nations Financial Management Board.
• Sample Housing Governance Model
  
  • Organizational Chart
• Simplified Organizational Chart Sample