Appendix E to Part 246 - Stars and Stripes (S&S) Board of Directors
32:2.1.1.1.43.0.1.8.20 : Appendix E
Appendix E to Part 246 - Stars and Stripes (S&S) Board of
Directors
A. Organization and Management. 1. The S&S board of
directors of each Unified Command shall provide advice to the
S&S management, and recommend guidance to its
Commander-in-Chief (CINC) on all business operations. Attendance is
at the direction of the Unified Command CINC.
2. Each Unified Command CINC shall designate the chairman of its
S&S board of directors.
3. Each S&S board of directors shall include a member from
the Unified Command Offices of Public Affairs and the Comptroller,
and at least one member from each of the Unified Command Service
components. Members shall be appointed by the Unified Command CINC
for 2 years to ensure continuity. They shall be the best qualified
personnel available in business-related disciplines. Members should
be at the grade of 0-5, GS-12, or higher. Other than the Unified
Command and the S&S senior representatives, the S&S board
members should not be members of any other S&S forums or
councils. Representatives from the American Forces Information
Service (AFIS) and one S&S may attend the meetings of the other
S&S board of directors and have their observations included in
the minutes, but they are not voting members. Recommendations
approved by the S&S board of directors may be incorporated by
the Unified Command CINC into the Unified Command S&S
instruction or directive, as applicable.
4. The S&S board of directors should meet at least three
times each year. The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by
the Unified Command CINC. The approved S&S board
recommendations shall be incorporated, as permanent policy, into
the Unified Command S&S implementing instructions or
directives. Where such recommendations affect DoD policy, the
Unified Commands shall ask the Director of the AFIS for resolution.
The S&S commander/publisher shall provide sufficient
documentation to the S&S board members between meetings to
inform them of on-going business operations and the execution of
financial actions.
B. Functions. 1. The S&S board of directors shall
monitor planning and execution of the S&S business
activities.
2. The S&S board of directors shall aid the S&S
commander/publisher with evaluation of external factors that impact
the S&S, such as adverse conditions, as recommended by the
S&S commander/publisher, the S&S board of directors, or the
Unified Command CINC.
3. Annually, the S&S commander/publisher shall provide a
financial plan that shall include a capital expenditure budget and
a 2-year forecast for the S&S board of directors' evaluation
and recommendation to the Unified Command CINC. The S&S shall
also forecast and get approval for building and/or construction
projects through the S&S board of directors.
4. The S&S shall maintain a 5-year business strategic and
corporate plan that shall be forwarded to the S&S board of
directors. The Unified Commands shall forward the on-going
strategic and corporate plan to the Director of the AFIS for
overall DoD strategic goals.