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What a Governmental Model EMB Is, May Be, and Is Not

Essential attributes of a Governmental Model EMB

  • Located within a department of state and/or local government
  • Implementation is subject to executive branch of government direction
  • Fully accountable for policy, finance, performance, and governance to the executive branch of government
  • Powers are limited to implementation
  • May often share electoral implementation responsibilities with other departments and local governments
  • Led by a minister or public servant
  • A component of a government ministry’s budget
  • Primarily staffed by public servants

Possible attributes of a Governmental Model EMB

  • May be a department, an agency, or a local authority
  • Implementation responsibilities may be shared with ministries, departments, or local authorities
  • With very few exceptions has no members, only a secretariat
  • Selection of members (if any) and secretariat may be done exclusively by the executive
  • Normally does not have term of office, for it does not usually have members
  • May receive funding from donor community
  • May be able to access personnel from outside the public service

What a Governmental EMB Model is not

  • Is NOT an institution that is independent of the executive branch of government
  • Does NOT have independent regulatory powers
  • Does NOT have its own budget
  • Can NOT hire and fire its own staff

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