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