Board Orientation Manual 2024

 Board members and staff should not use information acquired through their office to personally benefit or to provide an advantage to a person (or group of persons) outside the Society.  Even if no actual conflict of interest exists, Board members and staff should be on guard against the public's perception that there could be a conflict of interest. 14.2 UNDUE BENEFITS The affairs of the Society shall be conducted to promote the purposes of the Society and the Society shall not carry on activities for the purpose of the personal financial gain of its directors, officers, or staff. The provisions of this paragraph shall be unalterable. In addition:  A Board member or staff’s duties and responsibilities should not be used to advantage in the individual's private affairs and financial interests; and  A Board member or staff shall not receive gifts or other complimentary items which may compromise the objectivity and impartiality of the function. 14.3 CONFIDENTIALITY Board member and staff shall not divulge information, received through their position or office, which is not generally available to the public unless prior authorization is given for its release by the President and CEO or the Board.

Employees should not sign any affidavit, relating to facts discovered in the course of their employment, for use in court proceedings unless the affidavit has been prepared by the Society’s legal advisor acting for the Society in that proceeding.

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