Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department
11.7. The newly elected directorate chairman occupies his position starting from
the date of the end of the out-going chairman’s mandate.
11.8. The newly elected chairman takes his position in ten days period after the
election.
11.9. The chairman’s mandate can be stopped at the request of two thirds of directorate
or General Assembly members’ if:
11.9.1. The chairman abuses his power.
11.9.2. The Group suffered financially and /or/ morally as a result of the
chairman’s violation of his obligations or mismanagement.
11.10. The chairman has a right of veto in the council’s meeting.
12. Financial and economic control
12.1. The inspection commission, being elected by the organisation’s General
Meeting for a two- year period and consisting of three members, carries out
control over the Group’s financial and economic activities.
12.2. The inspection commission holds meetings at least once a month. Special
meetings can be held at the request of one third of Group, commission members,
directorate chairman or directorate members.
12.3. The inspection commission chairman is elected during the inspection commission
meeting by majority of members’ votes.
12.4. The inspection commission has competence if two third of members participate
in the meeting. The decisions of commission are adopted by majority
of votes. The chairman’s vote is decisive if the votes are equal.
12.5. The Group inspection commission has the right to check the Group’s financial
and economic activities and get familiar with all the documents.
12.6. The Directorate members have to give necessary information, clarifications
(explanations) on the Group inspection commission’s demand.
12.7. The Group inspection commission checks the Group’s yearly reports and balance
sheet and gives conclusions/recommendations concerning them.
12.8. The inspection commission is obliged to demand a extraordinary meeting of
Directorate or General Assembly if:
12.8.1. The Group interests have suffered.
Abuse of power by Group officials is founded.
12.9. The procedure of covering expenses of Group inspection commission is defined
by Directorate.
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