Teams, created by and accountable to the Regional Council, are assigned responsibilities and tasks
on behalf of the Regional Council. The Regional Council may delegate responsibilities to the
Teams and empower the Teams to make decisions on behalf of the Regional Council.
The Teams are the primary working groups of the Regional Council. Each of the Teams have a
mandate and terms of reference that grant them responsibility for the ongoing work of the Regional
Council. The Teams are accountable to the Regional Council (oversight undertaken by the
Council of Elders). The mandate and terms of reference will determine what aspects of the work
requires final decision by the Council of Elders and/or the Regional Council; that which may be
made by determination or decision of the Team and that which the Team may designate to Staff
or to Forums. That which is delegated remains the responsibility of the Teams which must maintain
oversight of the work.
The Teams are elected through a nomination process that is intended to ensure that the teams are
comprised of both gifted individuals and is representative of the diversity and demographics of the
Regional Council.
The Council of Elders appoints from its membership individuals to align with the working
Teams to exercise Regional Council oversight and guidance to the working Teams.