OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Act on Establishment of the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights a new member of the Board under para. 2. In other cases of termination of the membership under para. 2, this shall be done by the Executive Director. § 3aa Mandate of the Board (1) The Board: a) elects from its members and recalls Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Board, b) recalls a member of the Board under § 3a para. 12, c) performs the selection procedure for the Executive Director under § 3ba and § 3bb, d) recalls the Executive Director under § 3b para. 7, e) if the tenure of the Executive Director terminates (§ 3b para. 6), the Board mandates other employee of the Centre to perform duties of Executive Director until selection of a new Executive Director under § 3ba and § 3bb; the scope of mandate is decided by resolution of the Board, f) adopts the Statute of the Centre, g) prepares and adopts the rules of procedure of the Board, h) adopts the proposal of the budget of the Centre, i) adopts the plan of activities of the Centre, j) adopts the strategic plan of the Centre, k) discusses the report on the observance of human rights including the area of nondiscrimination in the Slovak Republic, l) adopts annual activity report of the Centre, m) adopts annual clearance of accounts of the Centre and the annual report on the economy of the Centre. (2) The Board meets the quorum if the absolute majority of all members is present. To reach a valid adoption of a decision, an approval of the absolute majority of all Board members present is required. A valid adoption of a decision under para. 1 subparas. a) to e) requires absolute majority of all Board members, with the exception of appeals order under § 3a para. 12 subpara. b) and § 3b para. 7 subpara b), which requires an approval by the majority of two-thirds of all Board members. (3) Details on internal management of the Centre shall be governed by the Statute of the Centre. (4) Procedure of convening the meetings of the Board and its proceedings, including of recalling Board members and recalling Executive Director, shall be governed by the Rules of Procedure of the Board. § 3b Executive Director (1) Activities of the Centre are managed and controlled by Executive Director. Executive director is appointed to the office by the Chair of the Board based on results of the selection procedure. Tenure of Executive Director is five years and starts upon appointment to the office. The Executive Director, whose tenure terminates, remains in the office until appointment of the new Executive Director. A person can be reappointed as Executive Director for not more than two consecutive terms of office. 33