A new Board member has requested the Board meeting open with a "Declaration of Conflict of Interest".  Is this standard practice at all Board meetings?  Our Board signs a Code of Conduct when they join the Board, and then re-sign it again every 2 years thereafter.  They also sign a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form.   Would this not cover off any conflicts while they are a Board member?  Or is the declaration at the start of a meeting intended to cover something else off?  

Hi,

In my experience,  polling for declarations of conflicts of interest at the start of meetings is common practice. 

I think this serves a different role than periodic affirmations since it relates to the specific subject matter of that meeting (e.g., a potential contract with a particular vendor).

Raj

thank you, everyone, for your responses....most helpful!