Executive Committee

1. Is responsible to the members and responsible for the activities of the Executive Director (ED), as further detailed in AECO Bylaws, Article VI, Section A.
2. Shall provide guidance, advice, and support to the ED.
3. Represents the Membership and makes decisions on behalf of the Membership where appropriate and seeks views of the Membership on initiatives or developments, when appropriate.
4. Reports on activities, issues, and developments to the Membership via a written report presented at the Annual Meeting or as necessary during the fiscal year.
5. Establishes the policy direction as defined and recommended by the Membership and/or committees and works with the Secretariat and relevant committees to ensure timely implementation of agreed policies.
6. Assists the ED in reviewing key policy papers including the annual budget and strategic plan.
7. Can approve changes within the AGM approved budget.
8. Can approve non-budgeted expenses by the Secretariat of up to 5% of operational budget for the current fiscal year.
9. Manages the performance of the ED via regular performance reviews. It is required that at least one such review is undertaken every 12 months.
10. Participates in meetings throughout the year as needed.
11. Works with the Nominations Committee to identify capable, potential new members for the EC prior to elections to ensure continuity of the association’s long-term mission and objectives.
12. The Executive Committee (EC) has the authority to determine on a case-by-case basis, and the responsibility to notify all relevant parties as such, what association information is considered confidential. This may include but is not restricted to financial, incident or CDRC issues, site-specific guidelines and/or directives, internal discussions or information disclosed to outside contractors or vendors. The EC, at its discretion, may choose to use non-disclosure agreements between parties. Should confidentiality or non-disclosure guidelines be breached, the Executive Committee may forward, via the Secretariat, any allegations of non-compliance to the Compliance and Dispute Resolution Committee for review.

1. The EC will have minimum 5 and maximum 7 members.  Only persons who have been present at a minimum of two AGMs during the past three years, the election year included, are eligible for the EC. The AGM elects the Chair and the Vice Chair of the EC for one year in duration.
2. The members are elected from membership categories based on number of berths for sale for the next operational year reported to AECO by spring deadline the year the election finds place. See table below:

The EC’s main focus areas are:

• Follow up decisions made by the AGM

• Provide guidance and advice to the Secretariat

• Follow up AECO 2030 Strategy and actions plans

• Follow up budget and accounts

Frigg Jørgensen, Executive Director