123 – The Culture Code: Creating Healthy Relationships Between Executive Directors and the Board of Commissioners

There is no more critical employee of the park district than the executive director. This session will explore the fundamentals of the relationship between the executive director position and statutory offices of the commissioners and offer recommendations for healthy and successful relationships in pursuit of the park district’s mission.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the respective roles and how that understanding can help set the expectations for performance and the potential for successful outcomes.
- Review strategies for performance reviews on the many facets of the executive director’s job and assess compensation considerations.