The Regional Council Committee

By course of Section 16d Par 1 of the Act Nr. 248/2000 Coll., on regional development support, as later amended, 8 members of each regional council (total 16) were elected to The Regional Council Committee on 1.7.2006 by the Council of the Ustecko Region on the basis of the resolution nr.  6/13Z/2006 and by the Council of the Karlovarsko Region on the basis of the resolution nr. ZK 106/07/06.

Karlovarsko Region

1. Ing. Zdeněk Berka

2. Mgr. Martin Havel

3. Ing. Josef Hora

4. Mgr. Tomáš Hybner

5. Ing. Václav Jakubík

6. PaedDr. Josef Novotný

7. Jakub Pánik

8. Ing. Eva Valjentová

Ustecko Region

1. Ing. Petr Benda

2. Mgr. Arno Fišera

3. Jaroslav Komínek

4. Ing. Pavel Kouda

5. Josef Macík

6. Ing. Martin Strakoš

7. Ing. Jiří Šulc

8. Jana Vaňhová

The Chairman is the Regional Council’s statutory body, representing the Council outside. It is accountable for its activity to the Regional Council’s Committee. It convenes and chairs the Committee’s meetings and proposes Director of the Bureau to the Council.
The Chairman and Vice-chairman are appointed and recalled by the Committee so that each region is represented either by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Regional Council. If several Vice-chairmen are elected, they represent the Chairman in the order of priority laid down by the Committee.

Summary of The Regional Council Committee activities according to Sections 16 to 16g and Section 17 of the amendment of Act Nr. 248/2000 Coll, on regional development support, as later amended.

Section 16
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Bodies of The Regional Council are Regional Council Committee (hereafter Committee), Chairman of The Regional Council and the Bureau of the Regional Council.

Section 16d
Par 1

Members of the Committee are elected from among the members of the Karlovarsko and Ustecko regions´ regional authority. If the cohesion region is formed by the only region, the committee has 15 members. If the cohesion region is formed by more than one region, each region will have 8 members in the committee.

Par 2
The Committee exercises authority even after the end of the electoral term, until the new committee election.

Par 3
The office of the committee member is a public office.

Par 4
The committee decides by adoption of a resolution.

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The Committee has a quorum in case more than 50 % of members of the Committee elected in individual regions forming the cohesion region are present. If the resolution is not addopted this way, the Committee appoints Conciliation commission compound of 2 members of each region, which creates issue solving proposal and propounds it to the Committee for new discussion.

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The Committee meets as necessary, but at least once a 3 months.

Par 8
Other particular details of acting and decision making of the Committee are determined by Committee rules of procedure.

Section 16e
Par 1

The Committee act and decides of issues connected with ROP realization, namely  approves of:

1. the implementation and controlling documents of the Regional Operational programme;

2. measures pertaining to publicity and information on the Regional Operational programme;

3. the selection of projects for which subsidy or non-refundable financial aid is provided by the Regional Council;

4. annual and final report of realization, eventually other reports and documents connected with ROP realization;

5. other issues, if appointed by the Committee Rules of procedure;

Par 2
The Committee approves the budget and final account of the Regional Council

Section 16f
Par 2

The chairman is the Regional Council’s statutory body, representing the Council outside. It is accountable for its activity to the Regional Council’s Committee.

Section 17
Par 3

The Bureau is headed by the Director who is appointed and recalled by the Committee at its Chairman’s motion. Once appointed, the Director is employed by the Regional Council and subordinated to its Chairman.

Par 5
The Committee appoints organization structure, number of employees and the budget.