It has come to light that the ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure are not fully compliant with French law on non-profit organizations in one very important respect. This law requires a complete separation of governance and management of non-profit organizations, implying that a chief executive officer may not be a member of the governing body, even if non-voting. In the ISC Statutes [Statute VI, Article 17c] and Rules of Procedure [Rule of Procedure 4.6], the Chief Executive Officer is designated an ex officio, non-voting member of the Governing Board.
The Governing Board is therefore calling an electronic extraordinary General Assembly to amend the ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure to correct this situation.
The ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure require that draft amendments be presented at least six months in advance of the General Assembly at which they will be discussed. In accordance with the statutes, the change requires two thirds of those who vote to support the amendment for it to be confirmed. Full Members in good standing (that is, Category 1 and 2 Members having paid their membership dues for the past three years including 2022 or, for new Members of less than three years’ standing, since joining the Council including 2022) will be able to vote on this critical change to the statutes and rules of procedure (Statute III, Article 9). Affiliated Members (Category 3) may not vote. More information will follow on the modalities of the vote.
Please access below the letter by the ISC President, Peter Gluckman, to ISC Members including the proposed amendment to the Statutes. ⬇
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