ARTICLE VII - Management of the Section

Section 1 The Section Office shall always be in the city of Lahore.

Section 2 There shall only be part-time employees for managing accounts and for secretarial work associated with the newsletter, day to day correspondence etc. The wages paid to them shall be recommended by the Chairperson and approved by the Executive Committee for the duration of the Chairperson's term of office. All personnel-related activity of the Section shall be in compliance with IEEEP Policy and Procedures and required personnel policies, and local laws and regulations.

Section 3 The management of the Section shall be by the Section Executive Committee which shall consist of the elected officers, the Past Chairperson, Chapters Chairpersons, the Standing Committees Chairpersons and elected members as per Article V above.

Section 4 The number of elected members must be at least one greater than those appointed. Furthermore, a quorum will require more elected than appointed members.

Section 5 The presence of a majority of the Section Executive members shall be necessary to conduct the business of the Committee.

Section 6 The minutes of meeting shall be circulated among all the members of the Executive Committee and Student Branches with a request that they may forward their comments, if any.

Section 7 For the benefit of members outside Lahore who, for some reason, cannot attend a certain meeting, comments, opinions and suggestions by telephone, fax, or e-mail may be accepted and recorded in the minutes.

Section 8 The meetings of the Section Executive Committee will ordinarily be held monthly and will be called by the Section Chairperson or by a request of any 3 members of the Section Executive Committee.

Section 9 The fiscal year of the Section shall be January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year.

Section 10 No expenses shall be payable to officers or members, on account of travel or otherwise, to attend the meetings of the Executive Committee.

Section 11 When specific tasks are to be carried out by officers or Executive Committee members, actual costs involved in completing such tasks may be reimbursed to the officers or Executive Committee members provided always that a budget has been approved by the Chairperson and original vouchers produced at the end of the task.

Section 12 A "Manual of Section Operation" shall be developed to keep section procedures reasonably consistent from term to term. The manual may be updated as the Section Bylaws or mandatory IEEEP Policy documents are updated. The Section Executive Committee shall have the power to approve and or modify this from time to time for best management of the Section keeping in line with the requirements of IEEEP Policy document and instructions from Regional Activities Department.

Section 13 In case of any disputes, differences of opinion etc. among the Executive Committee members (including the Chairperson) the matter shall first be brought to the Executive Committee for fair resolution without involving any other persons. In resolving the issue the Section Executive Committee may seek the guidance of the Region Director, Regional Office or HQ or any past Chairperson.