What is Friends of Madison Mounted Horse Patrol?
Friends of Madison Mounted Horse Patrol (“FOMM”) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit fundraising and advocacy organization that promotes and supports the City of Madison Mounted Police Unit. It raises funds that supplement the budget provided by the City of Madison to assure the continuance of the Mounted Patrol Unit

Key Responsibilities of FOMM
Key responsibilities include:

Financially supporting the Mounted Unit by conducting fundraisers
Setting financial goals
Managing finances of the organization
Promoting the Mounted Unit within the community.

Key Responsibilities of Individual Board Members
Each board member of FOMM has a fundamental responsibility to ensure that the organization builds relationships with the community as it fulfills its mission of fundraising for the Mounted Unit. By joining FOMM, each member commits to believing in the purpose and mission of FOMM and agrees to act responsibly as a steward of the organization. Most importantly, board members will be prepared to fully participate and engage in the following:

Remain aware of FOMM’s fundraising mission, goals, organizational documents, policies, programs, and activities
Serve on committees for special projects as needed
Participate in fundraising activities
Promote the organization in the community, work in FOMM’s best interest, and excuse themselves from discussions and votes where they have any conflict of interest
Work with other board members, sponsors, officers, and volunteers to make decisions to achieve FOMM’s fundraising goals
Review periodic financial transactions and reports
Review agenda and any supporting material prior to each meeting
Attend at least 9 monthly board meetings, and notify the chairperson at least 24 hours in advance if unable to attend any meeting and provide updates if any are due
Follow conflict-of-interest and confidentiality policies