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Section 4 - MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE :

   The affairs of each Centre shall be conducted and the property and moneys thereof shall be administered by an elected Managing Committee (MC) consisting of five office bearers viz. the Chairman, Vice Chairman, the Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Editor of the Newsletter of the Centre, the immediate past Chairman, and Hon. Secretary and six members. Members/Member of the Council of Management attached to the Centre shall be ex-officio member/members of the Managing Committee of the Centre to which they belong. The number of such member shall not exceed four who will be nominated by the COM. The Managing Committee may co-opt not more than three additional members if so desired. If for any reason, the Managing Committee feels that presence of some other members at its meeting will be valuable, such members can be invited to attend the meeting. Except "Invitees" all others will have voting right.

Section 5 - QUORUM FOR MANAGING COMMITTEE :

   The quorum for the Managing Committee meeting of each Centre shall be five, out of which at least two should be office bearers. In case a MC Meeting has to be postponed for want of quorum, the same meeting can be held at the same venue after half an hour for which no quorum will be required. However, there have to be two office bearers present.

SECTION 6.1 - DUTIES OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE :

   The Managing Committee shall promote the general advancement of Water and Waste Water Engineering, Science within its boundaries. The affairs of each Centre shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Association, its Rules and Bye-Laws and Resolutions of its General Body Meetings as communicated by Hon. Secretary General of H.Q. to the Centers. Where there are no specific provisions in these rules for Centre, the rules and regulations in the constitution of the Association shall hold good. Subject to the above and subject to the Authority of the Council of Management, each Centre shall have the power to frame regulations for the conduct of its own routine affairs. Such regulations shall, however, require the previous approval of the Council of Management.

   The Managing Committee shall meet at least once in three months but preferably monthly meetings should be held. Apart from electing office bearers for the ensuing year, the Managing Committee should also frame and approve budget for the year and ensure that proper accounts are maintained of all moneys received and spent by the Centre. It shall also arrange for the safe custody of all the assets of the Centre and ensure that these are properly recorded in the books of accounts. When a new Managing Committee takes charge, they should study the rules governing the conduct of Centers and shall abide by them. The Managing Committee shall submit their yearly audited account to HQ every year by 31st May.

SECTION 6.2 - FINANCIAL YEAR :

The financial year of the centre shall be from 1st April to 31st March of the following year.