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The Community shall be governed by an Executive comprising five elected officers. The
Executive roles, together with their functional titles and their equivalents for banking and
formal purposes, are:
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) — also designated as President / Chairperson for
formal and banking purposes;
• Chief Operating Officer (COO) — also designated as Secretary for formal and
banking purposes;
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) — also designated as Treasurer for formal and banking
purposes;
• Community Development Officer (CDO);
• Community Consulting Officer (CCO).
The designations of President/Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer are used solely to
satisfy the requirements of banking institutions and formal bodies, and do not alter the
responsibilities of each officer as described in this Article and Appendix C.
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8.2 Term of Office
Executive officers shall serve a term of three (3) years from the date of their election or
appointment. Terms shall be staggered where possible to ensure continuity of governance.
An officer may stand for re-election to the same role without restriction.
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8.3 Co-option
The Executive shall have power to co-opt additional members to the Executive to fill
vacancies arising between elections, or to bring specific skills or representation into the
Executive. Co-opted members shall serve until the next scheduled election, at which point
the role shall be subject to election by members. Co-opted members shall NOT have voting
rights on the Executive during their co-opted term. Voting rights are conferred only upon
election to a permanent Executive role by the membership. This restriction is designed to
protect the democratic integrity of the Executive and may not be circumvented by any
resolution of the Executive.
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8.4 Responsibilities of the Executive
The Executive shall collectively be responsible for:
• Implementing this Constitution and the Community’s Founding Principles;
• Setting and reviewing the Community’s strategy and objectives;
• Managing the Community’s finances in accordance with Article 13;
• Appointing, supporting, and where necessary removing Community Managers;
• Maintaining the Community’s governance, administrative records, and policies;
• Overseeing the Community’s banking and commercial arrangements;
• Communicating with members transparently and regularly;
• Resolving disputes and complaints as set out in Article 18;
• Any other matters necessary for the effective running of the Community.
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8.5 Individual Officer Responsibilities
Detailed role descriptions for each Executive officer are set out in Appendix C to this
Constitution. The Appendix may be amended by majority Executive resolution in accordance
with the procedure set out in that Appendix, without requiring a full constitutional amendment
by member vote, provided that no amendment may reduce or override any obligation
imposed on an officer by the substantive provisions of this Constitution.
The following is a brief summary of each officer’s primary function. The full role descriptions
in Appendix C take precedence in the event of any inconsistency:
• CEO / President / Chairperson — overall leadership, public representation, chairing
of meetings, casting vote;
• COO / Secretary — day-to-day operations, official records, constitution compliance,
signatory coordination;
• CFO / Treasurer — financial management, banking relationships, merchant
accounts, annual accounts;
• CDO — community growth, new group development, member engagement, manager
onboarding;
• CCO — internal advisory role, external relations, collaboration with partner
organisations, regional manager coordination.
