Section V: Committees
Article XX: Role
- The Board may set up committees to carry out specific tasks.
- The Board may delegate part of its competencies to non-Board members, without this transfer having any effect on the general policy of the association or the general competencies of the Board.
- A committee may be created for a limited period (provisional committee) for a single event, or they can be created permanently. Under all circumstances, the creation of committees is the exclusive competence of the Board.
Article XXI: Creation
- When a committee is created, the Board draws up the protocol specifying the tasks and responsibilities of the committee and appoints its members. The Board can also appoint the chairman(-woman) of the committee.
- Any member of the POLANA can become a member of a committee.
- In the case of external collaborations, an external person can become a member of a committee.
Article XXII: Functioning
- Committees work independently from the Board but regularly report on their activities, with the Board being able to request additional information on their activity at any point in time.
- Only the Board can fix the budget of the committees (in line with the budget approved by GA).
- An existing committee must submit an accounting report to the Board at the end of its activity.
- A committee must submit a complete account at least once a year so that the accounts can be presented to the GA.