CHFL looks at independent board of directors

CENTRAL Highlands Football League will investigate the potential of setting up an independent board of directors.At its latest delegates meeting, a motion was passed for the establishment of a sub-committee to assist with researching the governance structure of the competition.Rokewood-Corindhap secretary Shane Anwyl is part of that sub-committee, and said its role would be to “meet and work out some guidelines about what we want to have a look at and to seek feedback from clubs and other interested parties”Anwyl says an independent board – similar to the one he chaired for two years in the now defunct Lexton Plains league – would allow for the Central Highlands’ best interests to be paramount in any issues that arose.Given his involvement with the Lexton Plains, Anwyl believes a move towards a board of directors “can only be beneficial for the league.”Under the current system, club delegates meet and vote on issues arising within the league.Anwyl used interleague football as an example of the role a board of directors could play. At present, clubs have voted against Central Highlands’ involvement in senior representative football, but a board of directors may see interleague as a way to further promote the competition.“Club delegates don’t always go to meetings with the big picture of what’s best for the league. Clubs rightly have their best interests in mind, however, we need to look more broadly than that,” Anwyl said.Anwyl said under a new structure, club delegates could still be responsible for a range of decisions, and could assign as much, or as little power to the board of directors as they saw fit.