GP-6 Board Linkage with External Organizations

The Frederick Community College Board of Trustees shall identify other organizations with which it requires good working relationships in order to share and enhance its role as Owner representative in determining the most appropriate Ends.

1. The Board shall establish mechanisms for maintaining open communication with federal, state, and local governing bodies as well as other public and private entities regarding Ends. Such mechanisms may include, but are not limited to:
   
   
   1. Inviting representatives of those organizations to Board meetings.
   2. Meeting jointly with other Boards on occasion.
      
      
2. For organizational memberships relevant to governance, the Board shall consider the merits of membership in other organizations annually.