THE ARTS SOCIETY AREA HANDBOOK 2022/2023
DELEGATED POWERS This section describes, in summary, the powers delegated by the Board of Trustees, via the Chief Executive, to the volunteers on the Area Support Teams. Delegating authority empowers and enables timely and effective action by volunteers and staff working in partnership for the benefit of the charity and its beneficiaries. The Board retains the right to revoke, at its sole discretion, any or all of the powers it delegates if, for example, the Board is concerned that: • delegated powers are not being used effectively in the interests of our charitable objects and beneficiaries; • the use of delegated powers is damaging the interests or reputation of the organisation; • delegated powers are being used against the letter or spirit of the organisation’s agreed policies and procedures. Since operational leadership and management of staff and volunteers as well as arrangements for volunteering and volunteers (other than for Trustees) are delegated to the Chief Executive, the delegated powers listed are monitored by the Chief Executive. The delegated powers are:
SUPPORT FOR SOCIETIES • Hold meetings in line with the agreed budget and time table; • Visit Societies; • Attend Society events; • Contact Societies to carry out support activities, as agreed with the Support Team and the Centre; • Facilitate networking between Societies, including ‘clusters’; • Field queries from societies about problems and issues and refer these to appropriate resources within The Arts Society centrally.
FINANCE • Set budgets for Areas; • Incur expenditure up to a spending limit, as agreed with the Director of Finance and Resources; • Commit funds, as approved by the Centre; • Generate income from events; • Generate income from fundraising; • Consider grant applications to area level and where appropriate recommended to the Centre for approval and award.
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