The 2023/2024 office bearers were: • Chairperson: Simon Ridge • Vice-Chairperson: Louis Lemmer • Scribe: Gert Potgieter • Head of Finance sub-committee: Derek Venter • Head of Policies and Procedures sub-committee: Willem Olivier • Head of Operations sub-committee: Louis Lemmer Focus areas for the 2023/2024 financial year included: • Budgeting procedures; • A funding model for the Executive Centre; • Differentiation between policies and standard operating procedures; • Skills development and online courses; • The Chairpersons’ Induction Course; • The National Projects’ policy and charters; • The “GoSHR” time tracking system. The Chairpersons’ Committee (CC) promotes alignment and information sharing between its members and the Board, SHR members, and the Executive Committee. The committee advises the Board on governance and strategic matters and the Executive Committee on operational matters pertaining to members. The Chairpersons’ Committee comprises each Region or National Project Chairperson as a voting representative of its members, as well as members of the Board and the Executive Committee as non-voting members. The Chairpersons’ Committee addresses its initiatives through relevant sub-committees which are open to all Region or National Project Chairpersons. The Chairpersons’ Committee meets bi-monthly. The sub-committees meet on a more frequent basis, when required. SANParks Honorary Rangers 2024 72 THE CHAIRPERSONS’ COMMITTEE Governance continued
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