Monday, October 15, 2012

POWERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUONCIL

Extracts from the By-Laws (This text would not constitute an official by laws for IPM, members shall obtain a copy of the by-laws from IPM should one wish to have an extensive study of the by-laws)

54. The Council is the Executive Body of the Institute. The Members of the Council are individually and collectively responsible for the overall management of its activities. to recougnize the dignity of office and for professional identification the Council Members shall ware a Cloak appropriately designed and isued by the institute. The said Cloak shall be worn at special and importat cerominies of the Institute as long as one remails a Member of the Council.

55. Te direction and management of the Institute are vested in the Council, subject to the provisions in the Act. By-laws and Rules of the Institute and for all resolutions of Special General Meeting of Corporate Members which have been duly summoned and held in accrodance with the by-laws when such resolutions have been duly entered on the Minutes and singned by the Chairman of such meetings.

56. The Council shall meet as often as necessary. provided that there shall at least be a meeting once a month. All decisions of the Council shall be by mejority of votes of those having the rights to vote properly given therat and in the case of a tie the President or other person presiding shall have a second or casting vote and one third of the total number of the Coroprate Members in the Council shall be the quorum.

57. The decisions of the Council on all matters dealt with by them  in accrodance with the provisions of the By-Laws and Rules as aforesaid bshall be fial and binding on all Fellows, Members, Associate Members, Affiliates, Service Subscriber Representative and Student Members. Such decisions shall be properly recorded by the Hony. Secratary.

58. The Council may appointe Sub-Committees for specific period which may consist of Members of the Council and other Members including Non-corporate Memers and wherever appropriate or necessary persons from different professions to facilitate the achieveing of objectives the Institute. All Sub-committees shall conform to any directions that may be given to them by the Council and subject to such directions, may regulate their procedure as they think fit.

59. In the event of absance of the President and of all the Vice-Presidents, a duly notified reguler meeting may elect any member of te Council to take the Chair.

60. The newly elected Council shall meet within fourteen days of such election and shall formulate the Annual Budget of the Institute comprising the expected income and the predicted expenditure for the ensuring year which shall be formally adopted at the first monthly council meeting to be held within thirty days of the Annual General Meeting. Any variation from such budget thereafter shall be closly monitored by the Hony. Treasurer and on monthly basis shall notify the Council and obtain approval for such change in expenditure.

61. A statement of the funds of the Institute and of the receipts and payments during the past financial year, terminating on the 31st March, shall be made under the direction of the Council, and after having verified and signed by the Author, shall be laid before the Annual General Meeting.

62. The Council Shall draw up a Yearly Performance Report on the state of the Institute, which shall be presented at the Annual General Meting.

63. The Council may make, amend and rescind Rules for the Purposes specified in the by-laws but so that the same be repugnant to these by-laws and provided that no such Rules, amendment or resession shall come in to operation until the same has been approved by Special General Meeting of the Institute. weather before or after the same has been made, amended or rescinded by the Council.

64. The Council may make, amend and rescind Rules for the better ordering of any matter referred to in by-laws, other than matters to be governed by Rules or otherwise for the better governance of the Institute and its affairs, but so that the same be not not repugnant to these By-Laws or the Rules.

65. The Council shall maintian or cause to be maintained abd publihs a Register of the members of the Institute which is referred herein as Roll.

66. The Council shall ensure the maintenance of professional standards among the members of the Institute and other personnel practicing or acting as Personnel/ Human Resource Manager or Consultant and take all actions deeemed necessary to se that the members adheare to the professional ethics and conducts as laid down and reviewed from time to time by the Council.

67. The Institute with the view to support the operations and management of its activities and to uphold highest stndards in professionalism, is empowered to engadge Secratarial Staff permanent, temporory, or casual as approved and decided by the Council for the smooth functioning of the institute. The selection of such staff, remunaration and other terms of employment shall be approved by the Council on written recommendation of the President and the Hony. Secratary.

68. The Council shall ensure proper financial administration procedures in keeping with the generally accepted Accounting principles are strictly folowed by those authorized to handle the finances of the Institute. All expenditure to the incurred in accrodance with a regulatory system set out by the Council. In an emergency, the written prior approval of the president, Hony. Secratary and the Hony. Treasurer should be obtained and thereafter submited for ratification to the next Council Meeting with due notice in the form of Council Paper.

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