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Chapter
VIII
The Executive Committee
Art. 31 - The Executive
Committee
All executive and administrative powers
relevant to the effective supervision and administration of the affairs
and activities of the League (consistent with the League's statutes) are
vested in the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee consists of the
EBL President and 10 members, men and women. The members are elected by
secret ballot by the General Assembly for a four year term. The election
of the ten members of the Executive Committee takes place at the same
General Assembly as elects the EBL President and immediately after the
election of the EBL President.
Immediately after the election, at its
first meeting, the Executive Committee will elect from amongst its members,
on the proposal of the President, a First Vice President, a Second Vice
President, the Secretary and the Treasurer.
The functions of the First Vice President
and the Second Vice President include representing the President at championships,
events and meetings which the President is unable to attend and to preside
over meetings of the Executive Committee and General Assemblies if the
President is unable to attend. The First Vice President has precedence
over the Second Vice President.
The functions of the Secretary include
keeping and distributing the minutes of all General Assemblies and meetings
of the Executive Committee and in the name of and with the authority of
the President convoking General Assemblies.
The functions of the Treasurer include
supervising the financial position of the League, preparing budgets for
approval by the Executive Committee and the General Assembly and making
payments on behalf of the League as indicated by approved budgets and
as authorised by the President and the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee meets at least
twice a year. The Executive Committee is convened by the President or
at the request of at least five of its members. A quorum for Executive
Committee meetings is six and voting is by majority. In the case of a
tie the President has a second casting vote. The minutes of the deliberations
of the Executive Committee are signed by the President.
Art. 32 - Special
provisions for the Executive Committee
Amongst its powers and obligations the
Executive Committee has the following functions:
| a) |
to study all proposed amendments to
the statutes before they are submitted to an Extraordinary General
Assembly for approval; |
| b) |
to draw up rules of procedure; |
| c) |
to uphold the spirit of the Olympic
Charter and the strict observation of the League's regulations; |
| d) |
to monitor and supervise the running
of the NBOs; |
| e) |
to appoint representatives to carry
out functions relating to the promotion and co-ordination of bridge
in a region, country or NBO; |
| f) |
to control the Treasurer's financial
management; |
| g) |
to consider, and if it judges appropriate,
to adopt the proposals of committees; |
| h) |
to prescribe a disciplinary code of
conduct with rules of procedure and sanctions and to delegate the
enforcement of the code of conduct to a Disciplinary Commission; |
| i) |
to maintain good relations with Sports
Organisations and Public Authorities and with International Organisations,
including the IOC, the WBF and the other WBF zonal conferences; |
| j) |
to appoint Committees of the Executive
Committee including the Credentials Committee, the Appeals Committee,
the Championship Committee, the Medical and Prevention Commission,
the Medals and Recognitions Committee and the Protocol Committee; |
| k) |
to appoint a General Counsel; |
| l) |
to appoint other committees as it
deems useful and to invite the chairman of such committees to participate
as appropriate in Executive Committee meetings with consultative power; |
| m) |
to award medals and recognitions on
the proposals of the Medals and Recognitions Committee; |
| n) |
to ratify decisions of the President
taken in exceptional and extremely urgent circumstances; |
| o) |
to remove from office (but only on
the positive vote of not less than eight of the Executive Committee)
any one or more of the First Vice President, the Second Vice President,
the Secretary and the Treasurer; |
| p) |
to revoke at any time the appointment
of a committee; |
| q) |
to determine the admission to membership
of a National Bridge Federation (subject to ratification at the next
General Assembly); |
| r) |
to fix the international calendar
in consultation with the NBOs and to grant the League's patronage
to different proposed events; |
| s) |
in special circumstances to authorise
the participation in a European Championship of a National Bridge
Federation which is not yet a member of the League |
| t) |
to propose to the General Assembly
to bestow the title of President Emeritus, Honorary President, Honorary
Vice-President or Honorary Member on any individual or organisation
having outstandingly contributed to the study, development and understanding
of European bridge or having faithfully served the EBL in important
matters. |
| u) |
to hear the activity reports of the
committees, commissions, and people it has appointed |
| v) |
to deliberate on any other matter
relating to the good governance of the League. |
Art. 33 - Dissolution
of the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is dissolved in
the event of:
| a) |
the resignation of the EBL President,
his death or permanent mental impediment or any other reason which
ends his presidency; |
| b) |
the rejection of the President's Report
by the General Assembly; |
| c) |
the contemporaneous resignation of
six or more of the Executive Committee; |
| d) |
the resignation, irrespective of the
reasons and even though not contemporaneous, during the four year
period of six of the ten Executive Committee members. |
The following are the consequences and
the procedures to be followed in the event of the dissolution of the Executive
Committee:
| 1) |
If the President of the EBL resigns,
the President and the Executive Committee remain in office for the
completion of ordinary administration until the election of a new
EBL President and new Committee at an Extraordinary General Assembly.
The Extraordinary General Assembly must be convoked within 60 days
of the resignation and be held not less than 30 nor more than 60 days
after the convocation. |
| 2) |
In the event of the death or permanent
mental incapacity of the EBL President the first Vice-President assumes
the responsibilities of the President and must convoke the Extraordinary
General Assembly within the timetable set out in point (1) above. |
| 3) |
In the event of the rejection of the
President's Report, the EBL President and the Executive Committee
cease to hold office with immediate effect and an Extraordinary General
Assembly must be called for the election of a new EBL President and
Executive Committee within the timetable set out in point (1) above. |
| 4) |
In the event of the contemporaneous
resignation of six or more of the Executive Committee the EBL President
and Executive Committee cease to hold office with immediate effect
and an Extraordinary General Assembly must be called for the election
of a new EBL President and Executive Committee within the timetable
set out in point (1) above. |
| 5) |
In the event of the non-contemporaneous
resignation of six members of the Executive Committee during the four
year term, the Executive Committee is dissolved but the term of the
EBL President continues and he must convoke an Extraordinary General
Assembly for the election of a new Executive Committee within the
time limits set out in point (1) above. |
Art. 34 - Filling
Vacancies of the Executive Committee
In the case of the resignation or death
or permanent mental incapacity of one or more (but less than six) of the
Executive Committee members, his or their place(s) shall (if possible)
be filled by holding new elections at the next Ordinary General Assembly.
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