48.6. Fund Representative

The elected GPC Fund Representative shall be appointed by the Board as a Director of the Fund at the first opportunity. A Director position on the Fund Board will be held for the Fund Representative. The term of that Director’s position shall coincide with the incumbent’s term as Fund Representative. The Fund Representative is responsible for keeping the Fund Board and Federal Council informed of each other’s work, including a fiduciary responsibility to not withhold information from the Board that is material to the Fund’s operations. The Fund Representative does not vote in Fund Board elections or at the Fund AGM. Notwithstanding other provisions of this By-law, should the position of Fund Representative be vacated or the Director be subject to removal for reasons set out in this By-law, the Green Party of Canada Federal Council will be responsible for filling the vacancy. Until such time as the vacancy is filled, the Director acting as Chair of the Board shall assume the Fund Representative’s responsibilities of liaising with Federal Council. This position shall not be remunerated for their services, provided that for the purposes of this Article, they are entitled to have reimbursed any cost incurred by them in performance of their duties and to receive an annual honorarium as determined by the Board and provided for in the budget.