Organizational Process

The Islands Trust has developed policies to guide its decisions and to guide staff and council in daily operations. Trust Council is aware that some of the policies require updates or revisions and will attend to this as time allows. Use the navigation menu located on the left to review all Islands Trust policies.

The policies in this section define roles and responsibilities of staff and trustees and guide the development of budgets, legal agreements, work programs and annual reports.

Organizational Planning

• 6.2.i Priority Setting/Review Guidelines

Budget Process

• 6.3.i Budget Process Policy
• 6.3.ii Special Property Tax Requisition

Financial Management

• 6.5.i General Revenue Fund Surplus Policy
• 6.5.ii Budget Control and Adjustment Authority
• 6.5.iii Purchasing Procedure
• 6.5.iv Grants Administration Policy

Elections

• 6.6.i By-election Funding Policy

Work Programming

• 6.7.i Work Program, Follow-up Action Lists and Priorities Chart

Legal Services

• 6.9.i Legal Services Management Policy
• 6.9.ii Legal Services Access

Communications

• 6.10.i Annual Report Policy
• 6.10.ii Communications Policy

Roles and Responsibilities

• 6.11.i Trustee/Staff Responsibility Guideline

Training and Development

• 6.12.i Trustee Training/Conference Attendance
• 6.12.ii UBCM/AVICC Membership and Resolutions
• 6.12.iii Voluntary Staff Travel to Islands