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PORTFOLIO OFFICIALS
The Branch AGM directly elects the BEC officials. The other portfolio holders are usually
elected as additional members and the BEC can allocate their portfolios after election.
Portfolios should be similar to the branch sub-committees; for example, there could be a
media person who heads the media subcommittee.
BEC OFFICIALS’ TASKS
The BEC officials’ tasks are as follows:
Chairperson:
to convene and chair all BEC and Branch meetings
to draw up the agenda for BEC and Branch meetings with the secretary
together with the treasurer, to take responsibility for the branch’s money
to build a strong and united branch and to deal with conflict, disciplinary issues and
problems in the branch
to plan, strategize and monitor the party’s progress
to represent the party in other structures and at a public level
the deputy chair has the same role when the chair is not available. The deputy chair
should have some specific responsibilities such as chairing a sub- committee on
campaigns.
Secretary:
to co-ordinate the implementation of the Branch program of action
to ensure that all BEC sub-committees are working, and to monitor them
to send out meeting invitations and circulars
to keep minutes of meetings
to draw up meeting agendas together with the Chairperson
to deal with correspondence and respond to invitations
to write Branch reports and receive reports from higher party structures
to remind people of their tasks between meetings