SAINT LOUIS MHB – PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHARTER
PURPOSE:
The City of St. Louis Mental Health Board of Trustees’ (Saint Louis MHB) Program Committee is an ad hoc committee formed to provide guidance, advisement, and oversight to support the successful implementation and continuous quality improvement of MHB’s community investment strategy and approach.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Based upon MHB’s mission and purpose, and in particular the programmatic work relevant to MHB’s Board of Trustees, the Committee shall:
• Maintain ongoing strategic dialogue with and between MHB staff and the full Board of Trustees, including over the course of a year a review of:
– Any new initiatives or explorations
– Any unsolicited requests for funding and/or those funding requests received outside of MHB’s established grant cycles or application processes
– Any substantive shift in strategy for community investment and/or grant making
– The performance of MHB’s community investments, including the Community Mental Health Fund, Community Children’s Services Fund, federal grants, and any other local, state, or national foundation grant made to community organizations
– The progress and evaluation of funding partnerships and initiatives over time, including investment management partnerships
• Support a periodic review of MHB’s structure and process for grant making and the investment of tax revenues for the purposes of fulfilling MHB’s mission and purpose
• Serve as a sounding board for MHB staff and provide specific advice and/or guidance as requested
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:
The membership of the Committee will be comprised of at least three and no more than five members, three of which shall be MHB Trustees recommended by the Nominating Committee. Committee membership may also be expanded to include other community members with specific subject matter expertise and experience as desired by MHB staff and Trustees. A Chair will be appointed by the Board Chair for two, one-year renewable terms.
STAFF TO THE COMMITTEE:
Executive Director and Deputy Director