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Section 75 (c) of the Constitution
provides that there shall be an Executive Council consisting the
Chief Commissioner, Deputy Chief Commissioner and Commissioners.
Section 35 of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly Act 2001 specifies
that the Executive Council shall be responsible for the carrying
out of the functions of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly.
Section 66 of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly Act 2001 provides that there shall be an Island Chief Executive who shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all functions of the Executive Council. The Papers to be considered are scrutinized by the Island Chief Executive. These papers comprise Memoranda and Information Papers. A draft Agenda is submitted to the Chief Commissioner who determines the contents of the agenda for each Executive Council meeting. Each Commissioner is provided with a set of Papers according to the Agenda approved by the Chief Commissioner for consideration at the next meeting of the Executive Council. At the end of each meeting, the Island Chief Executive issues a communiqué on some of the main deliberations of the Executive Council. The Senior Executive Officer provides assistance to the Island Chief Executive in the discharge of his responsibilities. She keeps records of decisions reached by the Executive Council and makes arrangements for their transmission to the relevant Commissions. She is responsible for the safe keeping of the records of the Executive Council.
The Executive Council is assisted by a Secretariat. The main objective of the Secretariat is to assist the Executive Council in discharging its duties. Its role is linked to the weekly session of the Executive Council. It has to follow a set pattern of works to be ready for the next meeting of the Executive Council. The Secretariat functions under the
supervision of the Island Chief Executive. It processes all documents
to be considered by the Executive Council. Executive Council documents
are prepared according to set guidelines and the final product to
be presented to Commissioners should be neat, clear and cogent.
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Composition of the Executive Council
The
Island Chief Executive 