Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors evaluates overall JLO policy; maintains general control of JLO affairs, funds and properties; is the final authority for admission to and removal from membership; establishes and administrates long-range planning; interprets the By-Laws; and manages personnel issues of the organization.  Board meetings are held the 1st Monday of every month and are open to all members unless the President specifically closes the meeting.

Councils:   

Coordinate efforts of all reporting committees to ensure strategic plan initiatives are being met.  Execute on-going JLO programs; explore issues, gather information, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors; provide organizational continuity through records and membership training; set standards of performance, conduct research, evaluate and forecast all elements of League activity for related area. Each chairman of the various JLO committees is assigned to a council and attends monthly council meetings.  The councils are organized according to the three major areas of League activity: Community, Finance, and Membership.  Each council also has a director, who is elected and sits as a voting member of the Board. Council meetings are held monthly, generally during the fourth week.

Committees:   

Committees carry out the goals and objectives as assigned or developed internally; make procedural decisions for their focus area; and review By-Laws, Standing Rules and the Strategic Plan and make recommendations to their Council.             

Membership: 

Membership retains final authority for the total Junior League program.  They make decisions affecting the entire membership.  Each active member of the Junior League of Omaha is a member of the Board of Directors, a Council, or a committee (Community Placement excepted).  Information may travel either from committee member to chairman to Council Director to Board or from Board to Council Director to chairman to committee member.