CP/RES. 910 (1568/06)

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 23 OF THE GENERAL STANDARDS
TO GOVERN THE OPERATIONS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT

(Approved at the meeting of November 9, 2006)
 

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

HAVING SEEN the Report of the Chair of the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs on the proposed amendment to Article 23 of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat (CP/CAAP-2856/06 rev. 1 corr. 1);

CONSIDERING that the General Assembly, through Paragraph III.A.10 of resolution AG/RES. 2257 (XXXVI-O/06) of June 6, 2006, authorized the Permanent Council to consider, through the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs, the proposals to amend the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat by the Secretary General and, if necessary, to approve them ad referendum of the General Assembly;

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the proposal of the Secretary General to amend Article 23 of the General Standards in order to permit individuals providing cleaning, guard, and maintenance services to the Offices away from Headquarters to be contracted using the Temporary Support Personnel mechanism; and

BEARING IN MIND that the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs, in its meeting held on September 28, 2006, considered and approved the amendment to Article 23 of the General Standards, requested by the Secretary General,


RESOLVES:

1. To approve ad referendum of the General Assembly, the amendment to Article 23 of the General Standards as follows: 1

Article 23. Temporary Support Personnel

a. General Description: Temporary support personnel are contracted locally and, to the extent feasible, in accordance with the conditions of the duty station in which they serve, for the sole purpose of providing support services to temporary projects, observer missions, and other temporary activities carried out by the General Secretariat in the Member States or to provide cleaning, guard, or maintenance services to Offices of the General Secretariat in the Member States.

b. Special Provisions, Salary, and Benefits: Appointments of individuals as temporary support personnel (TSPs) shall be governed by the following provisions:

i. TSPs are not funded by Regular Fund resources; however, under exceptional circumstances as determined by the Secretary General, they may be funded under a specific temporary project supported in part by the Regular Fund. In addition, when so determined by the Secretary General, TSPs for the provision of cleaning, guard, or maintenance services to Offices of the General Secretariat in the Member States may be funded in whole or in part by the Regular Fund. The General Secretariat shall include in the amount budgeted for each TSP the necessary reserves for all benefits required under the local laws of the duty station, including, but not limited to, termination benefits, accumulated vacation, and termination notice.

2. To submit the present resolution to the General Assembly for its consideration at the next regular session.


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