16/07/2020

Voting for the new composition of the Regional Executive Committee is now open.

Voting for the ICLEI South America Regional Executive Committee (RexCom) for the period 2021–2024 It is open until July 27, 2020..

RexCom represents ICLEI South America members in the organization's regional and global bodies and with external partners, as well as serving as a spokesperson for members in the region to express their views in the various decision-making processes regarding the paths and strategies adopted by ICLEI in South America.

“The growing engagement of the region’s members with the network’s governance is essential for ICLEI South America to continue acting in accordance with the real demands of its members, always seeking to elevate the role of cities in global sustainability agendas,” says the organization’s executive secretary, Rodrigo Perpétuo.

The RexCom election will be held through a online form, which also includes profiles of the mayoral candidates.

It is important to pay attention to the following guidelines:

Access the link for voting;

Fill in the requested fields;

Each associated city will only be able to vote once;

Candidates will be elected based on the majority of votes in favor of their candidacy;

– Cities that are up-to-date with their network dues until 2019 will be eligible to vote.

At the end of the voting period, the ICLEI Regional and Global Secretariats will formalize the Regional Executive Committee for the 2021-2024 period. The candidates with the most votes will be considered, respecting additional criteria of geographic balance and gender representation.

Applications

Activities and responsibilities

Representation of South American members in ICLEI decision-making bodies: Committee members are expected to attend both in-person (annual) and virtual (quarterly) RexCom meetings and ICLEI Council meetings. For virtual meetings, representation may be delegated.

Representation of ICLEI South America in advocacy forums, meetings and external national, regional and global events: Committee members are expected to be willing to represent the network in external forums.

Promoting ICLEI in South America: Committee members are expected to promote the organization and its communication channels; through dialogues with potential partners and funders, and in recruiting new members in South America.

Contribution to the design and advancement of ICLEI South America's strategy in achieving its mission and vision: Committee members are expected to contribute to guiding the organization's strategy in the region in relation to the five paths to development.

Governance structure

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability has a governance structure Democratic in order to promote the participation of its members in decision-making processes and in the design of the organization's strategies. The network's governance is composed of Regional Executive Committees, the Global Executive Committee and the ICLEI Council, renewed every three years through the election process.

The Regional Executive Committee (RexCom) is the body for direct regional representation, composed of ICLEI members from each region chosen by their peers. In 2020, elections will be held for the 2021-2024 term.

In the governance model, the ICLEI Council is composed of all members of the Regional Executive Committees (RexComs); and the Global Executive Committee (GexCom) is composed of one member from each RexCom, as suggested by each Committee, as well as additional seats linked to the representation of strategic agendas for ICLEI worldwide.

The RexCom South America 2021-2024 will consist of five (5) seats filled by representatives of ICLEI members directly elected through the regular RexCom election process, open to all eligible members in South America in 2020, including the national representatives of Colombia and Argentina.