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2015, c.2 - Opportunities New Brunswick Act

Section 13
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Executive Committee
13(1)By by-law, the Board may establish an Executive Committee consisting of
(a) the Chief Executive Officer,
(b) the Chair,
(c) the deputy head referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) as a non-voting member, and
(d) any other members who are appointed or elected by the Board from among its members in accordance with the by-laws and who meet the criteria, if any, established by the Board in the by-laws.
13(2)The Board may make by-laws respecting
(a) the operation and dissolution of the Executive Committee,
(b) the term of office and removal of members of the Executive Committee and the filling of vacancies among members of the Executive Committee, and
(c) the time and place for the holding of meetings of the Executive Committee and the procedure at the meetings.
13(3)By by-law, the Board may delegate to the Executive Committee any of the powers of Opportunities NB that relate to its financial assistance activities under this Act or any of the powers of Opportunities NB that the Board considers to be necessary for carrying out those financial assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the powers under paragraph 5(a), (b) or (c) or section 24 or 26.
13(4)A majority of the members of the Executive Committee, including the deputy head referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) or his or her designate, constitutes a quorum.
13(5)Subject to subsection (6), the Chair shall preside at the meetings of the Executive Committee.
13(6)If the Chair is absent from a meeting of the Executive Committee, the members present may elect from among themselves a person to preside at the meeting.
13(7)Decisions of the Executive Committee shall be made by majority vote of the members present, and, in the event of a tie vote, the Chair or other person presiding at the meeting shall cast the deciding vote.
13(8)A decision of the Executive Committee shall be deemed to be a decision of the Board.
13(9)Despite the establishment of an Executive Committee under this section, the Board may also perform any power that it has delegated to the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee
13(1)By by-law, the Board may establish an Executive Committee consisting of
(a) the Chief Executive Officer,
(b) the Chair,
(c) the deputy head referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) as a non-voting member, and
(d) any other members who are appointed or elected by the Board from among its members in accordance with the by-laws and who meet the criteria, if any, established by the Board in the by-laws.
13(2)The Board may make by-laws respecting
(a) the operation and dissolution of the Executive Committee,
(b) the term of office and removal of members of the Executive Committee and the filling of vacancies among members of the Executive Committee, and
(c) the time and place for the holding of meetings of the Executive Committee and the procedure at the meetings.
13(3)By by-law, the Board may delegate to the Executive Committee any of the powers of Opportunities NB that relate to its financial assistance activities under this Act or any of the powers of Opportunities NB that the Board considers to be necessary for carrying out those financial assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the powers under paragraph 5(a), (b) or (c) or section 24 or 26.
13(4)A majority of the members of the Executive Committee, including the deputy head referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) or his or her designate, constitutes a quorum.
13(5)Subject to subsection (6), the Chair shall preside at the meetings of the Executive Committee.
13(6)If the Chair is absent from a meeting of the Executive Committee, the members present may elect from among themselves a person to preside at the meeting.
13(7)Decisions of the Executive Committee shall be made by majority vote of the members present, and, in the event of a tie vote, the Chair or other person presiding at the meeting shall cast the deciding vote.
13(8)A decision of the Executive Committee shall be deemed to be a decision of the Board.
13(9)Despite the establishment of an Executive Committee under this section, the Board may also perform any power that it has delegated to the Executive Committee.