Sample Succession Plan
Leadership Transitions
TCA Tool-kit 64
an Acting Executive Director, as well as continue to implement the Temporary Staffing
Strategy.
d. Standing Appointees to the Position of Acting Executive Director
• The first position in line to be Acting Executive Director is the current Board Chair. If
the current Board Chair accepts the position he/she will take a temporary leave from
the Board of Directors.
• The second position in line is a previous Board Chair or current Board Member.
• The third position in line is Director-level staff.
• In the event the available staff is new to the position or fairly inexperienced with
ABAG, the Executive Committee may consider another appointee or the option of
splitting executive duties among designated appointees.
e. Cross-Training Plan
• The Executive Director shall develop a training plan for each Director-level position
for each of the key functions of the Executive Director listed in Section 3
• An up-to-date training plan shall be attached to this document.
f. Authority and Restrictions of the Acting Executive Director
• The Acting Executive Director shall have full authority for day-to-day decision making
and independent action as the regular Executive Director.
• Decisions that shall be made in consultation with the Board Chair and/or Executive
Committee include staff hiring and terminations, financial issues, taking on a new
project, and taking public policy positions on behalf of the organization.
• For additional communication guidelines refer to the organization’s operating policies
on transitions.
g. Compensation
• Director-level staff appointed as Acting Executive Director may receive an end of year
bonus or additional benefit. This shall be determined by the Executive Committee
based on the duration of the assignment and available resources.
• If staff serves as Acting Executive Director for 6 months or more, the Executive
Committee may consider a salary adjustment.
• A current or former board member appointed as Acting Director may enter into an
independent contractor agreement, depending on the circumstances of their
availability.
• The Executive Director on leave is eligible for disability insurance. ABAG maintains a
self-insured 30-day policy and a long-term disability policy that becomes effective at
90 days.
h. Board Oversight and Support to the Acting Executive Director
• The Acting Executive Director reports to the Board Chair. In the event the Board Chair
becomes the Acting Executive Director, the Vice President shall be appointed Board
Chair.
• The Executive Committee shall be alert to the special support needs of the Acting
Executive Director in this temporary role. The Executive Committee shall convene
monthly when an Acting Executive Director is appointed.
i. Communications Plan
• Within 48 hours after an Acting Executive Director is appointed, the Board Chair and
the Acting Executive Director shall meet to develop a communications plan including
the kind of information that will be shared and with whom.
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