Governance Executive Summary

Action Item

Agenda Title

Motion

THAT

Item

Action Requested	☐ Approval ☐ Recommendation
Proposed by
Presenter(s)

Details

Office of Administrative Responsibility	<insert lead portfolio or other administrative unit>
The Purpose of the Proposal is (please be specific)	The proposal is before the committee because….
Executive Summary (outline the specific item – and remember your audience)	While you are preparing the governance briefing note, consider why this item is before the committee and what you are asking of the committee. Please address the following questions in the briefing note: What is the strategic impact of the proposal? What problems/opportunities will it address? What questions might you consider asking in the executive summary that will enable members to think about the issue meaningfully – for example: Analysis undertaken in developing the proposal Other options that were considered Timeline Explain the alignment with the core risk area identified and include a brief summary of the associated risk(s) for each decision item What are the financial implications (costs and funding sources)? Does this item come forward annually? What are the next steps? Ideally, the executive brief should be no more than two pages.
Supplementary Notes and context	<This section is for use by University Governance only to outline governance process.>

Engagement and Routing (Include meeting dates)

Consultation and Stakeholder Participation (parties who have seen the proposal and in what capacity) <For information on the protocol see the Governance Resources section Student Participation Protocol>	Those who are actively participating:
Those who have been consulted:
Those who have been informed:
Approval Route (Governance) (including meeting dates)

Strategic Alignment

Alignment with For the Public Good	Please note the Institutional Strategic Plan objective(s)/strategies the proposal supports.
Alignment with Core Risk Area	Please note below the specific institutional risk(s) this proposal is addressing.
☐ Enrolment Management ☐ Faculty and Staff ☐ Funding and Resource Management ☐ IT Services, Software and Hardware ☐ Leadership and Change ☐ Physical Infrastructure	☐ Relationship with Stakeholders ☐ Reputation ☐ Research Enterprise ☐ Safety ☐ Student Success
Legislative Compliance and jurisdiction	Cite reference to relevant legislation, policy, and governance committee(s) [title only is required].

Attachments (each to be numbered 1 - <>)

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Prepared by: <Name, Title, e-mail address>