Vision: Okotoks, Our Healthy Home

Mission: To facilitate and promote wellness through community partnerships

Society of Healthy Okotoks Coalition was incorporated on October 22, 1998

Membership

• To be inclusive rather than exclusive
• Ensure broad representation from all sectors

Coalition Chair

• The President and the Vice President will be elected at the Annual General meeting and will serve as Co-Chairs
• Facilitative approach
• Responsibilities:
  • Call the meetings
  • Set the agenda with input from members
  • Facilitate meetings
  • Delegate tasks
  • Facilitate conflict resolution process when necessary
  • Keep meetings on time and on task

Coalition Secretary

• Elected at the Annual General Meeting
• Keeps accurate minutes of all regular meetings

Coalition Treasurer

• Elected at the Annual General meeting
• Properly accounts for the funds of the Healthy Okotoks Coalition
• Keeps books and prepares financial statements, duly audited, for the Annual General Meeting

Coalition Directors

• Three Directors will be elected at the Annual General Meeting

Audit Committee

• Two members, other than the Treasurer, will be elected at the Annual General Meeting

Spokesperson

• Will be the co-chairs
• Local media will be involved as a partner
• Task groups, as formed, will identify a chair and spokesperson within their group

Meetings

• At the call of the chair, with input from the coalition
• Generally meetings will be the second and fourth Tuesday of the month
• Agenda package prior to meeting
• Meetings will not last longer than two hours
• Distribution of meeting notes will be contributed by the Town of Okotoks

Decision Making Process

• Respectful
• Consensus, arrive at a common position
  General rule, “can you live with it?”
• If unable to arrive at consensus, be open to external conflict resolution resources

Role of the Coalition

• To be action oriented!
• Facilitate networking and collaboration within the community to bring all sectors together to create a healthier community
• Not to become caught up in bureaucratic process
• To make a difference to the health of the community
• To have fun!

Communication to the Community

• Development of speakers bureau
• Informal presentation “word of mouth”
• Information updates in the Western Wheel
• Community input and feedback
• Bi-annual newsletter
• Development of a Web site and e-mail capability