Statute

CHAPTER I

NAME, NATURE, HOME, AND DURATION 

Article 1.- Name.- The legal person is constituted, it is called POLIS ACADEMY OF POLITICAL EDUCATION, and may use the abbreviation POLIS.

Article 2.- Nature.- POLIS is a legal person of private law, with social purpose, and non-profit organization, with full power to exercise rights and obligations, shall be governed by the provisions contained in the Constitution of the Republic, the Civil Code, and other concordant regulations, this Statute and resolutions validly adopted by their governing Bodies, management and Control, provided they are not contrary to the Law or the Statute.

Article 3.- Address.- The principal residence of POLIS is in the city of Cuenca, province of Azuay, Republic of Ecuador, but may, by determination of the Board of Directors, establish offices or subsidiaries and to carry out activities in other cities of the country or abroad.

Article 4.- Duration.- COPS will have an indefinite duration, but may be dissolved for reasons established on the Law and these bylaws.

CHAPTER II

SOCIAL OBJECT, PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES

Article 5.- Social object.- POLIS has as its object the promotion and defence of the principles of democracy, citizen participation, individual liberties and the rule of Law through education and training of youth policy and social actors, promoting open government and the public innovation.

Article 6.- Purposes.- POLIS has for specific purposes:

  1. Educating citizens and leaders committed to democracy and active participation in public life;
  2. To promote democratic accountability, and the informed participation of citizens;
  3. Develop educational programmes that spread and strengthen the democratic values;
  1. Train to the society on relevant topics of the national and international situations;
  2. Encourage the development of community projects through training and citizen empowerment; and,
  3. Supporting education and cultural initiatives that contribute to the integral development of the country.

Article 7.- Activities.- For the fulfillment of its purposes, POLIS prosecute its activity in the following areas, mainly

  1. Run educational projects, research and advocacy in support of its objectives;
  2. Create spaces for dialogue and debate on issues of national interest and international levels;
  3. Organize events such as seminars, conferences and workshops that facilitate the exchange of ideas and knowledge in training policy, and all their derivatives, by itself or jointly with other institutions, public or private, domestic or foreign;
  4. Provide advice to public and private institutions on issues related to the purpose of the Foundation;
  5. Develop and disseminate studies, publications and analysis on issues of social and political interest;
  6. Collaborate with like-minded organizations, both national and international, to achieve their goals;
  7. Design and conduct training programmes for social leaders that will contribute to the well-being of the community;
  8. To perform the activities of fundraising and accepting donations to support its programs;
  9. Establish scholarship funds to support emerging leaders in their processes of formation and training;
  10. Buy, sell or pledge of movable and immovable property necessary for its activities;
  11. The performance of all kinds of acts and contracts for the fulfillment of its purposes, as well as getting the rights and obligations linked with its social object; and,
  12. All other actions necessary for the fulfillment of the social object, and the raising of funds, within the framework of the Law. 

Article 8.- Express prohibition.- The Foundation does not have purposes, religious or political, therefore, institutionally not be able to support or reject matters related to these. Nor will you allow your members, professionals, officers or employees to use their name, or performed in the precincts of the Foundation of any type of act involving a violation of this prohibition.

CHAPTER III

OF THE MEMBERS, THEIR RIGHTS, DUTIES AND PROHIBITIONS

Article 9.- Classes.- POLIS will have the following classes of members:

  1. Founding Members: Are those who have declared their willingness to create the Foundation and signed up to the respective Certificate of Incorporation.
  2. Honorary Members: They are those who, in consideration of their merits or enforceable academic, cultural, scientific or political, will contribute significantly to the fulfillment of the social object of POLIS. To be designated as such by the General Assembly, then issued a report rating of the Board of Directors. Honorary members shall not have rights or obligations with respect to the Foundation, the reason for which will not be considered for the calculation of the quorum of installation, and the decision of the General Assembly. However, may participate with voice in the sessions I attend.
  3. Members: Are those people who comply with the requirements set out in this statute, and that are accepted as such by the General Assembly of POLIS, prior to the report of qualification issued by the Board of Directors.

Article 10.- Requirements to be appointed a member, adherent.- Those who wish to be members of the POLIS, must be of age and submit a written request for admission to the Chairman of the Foundation, together with a detailed resume. The application will be evaluated by the Board of Directors, who will issue a report of rating, so that the General Assembly appropriate to admit the applicant or to reject the express, and motivated to make the request. In any case, the presentation of the application for admission implies a duty on the response or acceptance on the part of POLIS.

Article 11.- Member registration.- COPS take in its files an up to date record of the names of its members, with the indication of the date of entry and the quality that they held, in the same way and be the case, record the dates of loss of membership with indication of the reason for the same.

Article 12.- Rights.- Are the rights of the members of the Foundation:

  1. To elect and be elected a member of the Board of Directors or committees of work where appropriate;
  2. Participate with voice and vote in the General Assembly, with the exception of honorary members, and to meet the commissions that they encomendaren;
  3. Be informed about the causes that motivate disciplinary action against you and present the disclaimers in the term given to you;
  4. Appeal decisions sancionatorias;
  5. Promote programs and projects for the achievement of the objectives of the POLIS;
  6. Represent POLIS, with the prior permission of the Director General, in any event or to exercise voice, institutional temporary or permanent;
  7. Receive authorship of the work performed as well as members of the Foundation;
  8. Oversee the administrative and financial management of the Board of Directors, to examine the books or documents and request reports to the President or any member of the Board of Directors;
  9. Withdraw from POLIS, as prescribed in these bylaws;
  10. To propose reforms of the statutes;
  11. Apply for licenses and permits specifying its type and period of duration; and,
  12. The others that are assigned to them by the Law, this Statute and the regulations that judge.

In all cases, to exercise their rights to elect, be elected and to vote in the General Assembly or the Board of Directors, it will be necessary that the members are up to date in the payment of membership fees and contributions of ordinary and extraordinary.

Article 13.- Duties.- The duties of the members of the Foundation:

  1. Intervene and assist in the fulfillment of the purposes of the Foundation;
  2. To ensure the good image of the Foundation;
  3. Commit to the payment of social security contributions and contributions of ordinary and extraordinary it perfectly;
  1. Comply with and enforce the Law, this Statute, the Regulations expidieren and the resolutions of the General Assembly or Board of Directors;
  2. Actively participate in the development of programs, projects, and in the execution of the same;
  3. Attend the General meetings or board Meetings and the meetings of the organs of which they are members;
  4. Represent with responsibility to POLIS at any event you attend on behalf of this organization and report writing of such participation in a term of not more than fifteen (15) days of the expiry of the prescribed event;
  5. Use in publications, resumes, correspondence officer or of interest to POLIS, his status as a member of this organization;
  6. Carry out to completion the charges for which they are elected;
  7. To refrain from withdrawing elements or useful work, reports or documents without the prior approval of the direct manager;
  8. To ensure the good management of the heritage assets of the foundation; and,
  9. The other that corresponds to them according to the Statute and other legal provisions.

Article 14.- Prohibitions.- It prohibits members of POLIS:

  1. To intervene on behalf of the POLIS, or perform at one of their campuses, any kind of act with purpose, political or religious;
  2. Discriminate, acting as a member of the POLIS, to natural or legal persons, by circumstance of creed, political or religious, sex, race, nationality, or geographic origin or economic capacity;
  3. Use the name and other property of the POLIS, with different purposes to the institutional objectives, in particular benefit or in contravention of the statutory provisions or regulations;
  4. Prevent the attendance or participation of members in the meetings, council meetings, board, committees or alter their normal development.
  5. Use the buildings or places of exercise or the development of the social object as places of meetings not authorized by the organs of Administration, Direction and Control of the POLIS, or for other purposes expressly authorized.

The behaviors listed in this article involve to the members ' obligations not to do. These behaviors are considered to be serious faults and result in appropriate sanctions in accordance with this Statute.

Article 15.- Loss of the quality of member.- The members of POLIS will lose their quality of such by any of the following causes:

  1. A written resignation addressed to the General Assembly, either directly or through another administrative body of POLIS;
  2. By expulsion in accordance with the rules of this Statute;
  3. By physical or mental disability, clinically-proven and judicially declared that prevents the member to comply with their duties and exercise their rights, which will be determined by the Board of Directors; and,
  4. Death.

CHAPTER IV

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

Article 16.- Governing bodies: Are management bodies, government and control of POLIS:

to. The General Assembly;

b. The Board of Directors; and,

c. The General Direction.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Article 17.- Nature: This is the highest deliberative authority and decision-making, becoming the supreme organ of government and management of the POLIS, and will be composed by all the members that are in the exercise of their rights, which shall appoint a Chairman and a Secretary.

Article 18.- Features: The General Assembly has the following powers:

  1. To exercise the supreme direction of the POLIS;
  2. To ensure the compliance of the corporate purpose, specific purpose, and the internal politics of the POLIS;
  3. Reform of the Statute and interpret it on a mandatory basis with the approval of at least three-quarters of the members of the General Assembly;
  4. Determine and modify the institutional policy that allows COPS, the timely and adequate development;
  1. Approving the plans and programmes to be developed by POLIS, proposed for the fulfillment of its purpose by the Board of Directors, the members, and the Legal Representative.
  2. Choose and remove freely the President and the Secretary of POLIS, who serve for four (4) years in their functions;
  3. Choose and remove freely to the members of the Board of Directors who serve for four (4) years in their functions;
  4. Appoint and remove freely the Director-General of POLIS;
  5. Appointment of the External Auditor, in case of need, for each financial year;
  6. Accept new members and designate the fees of the POLIS, then issued the report of qualification on the part of the Board;
  7. Meet and approve the accounts, balance sheets, financial statements and the report of the Director-General and the External Auditor, after its approval by the Board of Directors;
  8. Review and approve the annual work plan and the annual budget of revenues and expenditures of POLIS, presented by the Board of Directors;
  9. Monitor the implementation of the Conflict of Interest Policy;
  10. Decide on the punishment for serious offences committed by their members;
  11. Sort the administrative and judicial actions that may be appropriate against the officers and administrators, and to recognize, encourage and reward the actions of the administrators worthy of recognition;
  12. Set the membership fees and contributions of ordinary and extraordinary of its members;
  13. To approve the reserve of the annual budget of the POLIS;
  14. Authorize the budget expenditures submitted by the Board of Directors;
  15. Decide on the dissolution and liquidation of POLIS, with the approval of at least three-quarters of the members of the General Assembly;
  16. Choose the liquidator or liquidators and point to the entity or entities that have received the remnant that is to become the settlement.
  17. Know the resignations submitted by members of the POLIS;
  18. To determine the quality loss of a member by physical or mental disability, clinically-proven and judicially declared to you from fulfilling their duties and exercise their rights;
  19. Resolve on all matters submitted by the Board of Directors for their knowledge; and,
  20. Others will point to the Law, the Statute and the Regulations.

Article 19.- Meetings: The General Assembly shall meet ordinarily once a year, within the first four months of the year, will have as purpose to study 

the accounts, the balance sheet for year-end, to coordinate all the guidelines and measures necessary for the fulfillment of the social object, and determine the general guidelines in line with the economic and financial situation of the POLIS; and extraordinarily when ordered by the President, the Board of Directors or at the request of at least one-third of the members entitled to vote.

Article 20.- Order of the day: The agenda of the sessions of the General Assembly shall be established by the President. The order of the day to be treated shall be approved by the members of the Assembly at the start of each session. May be refurbished prior to its approval, at the request of any of its members, with the favorable vote of half plus one of the members in attendance.

Article 21.- Call.- The calls for regular and special meetings, shall be made by the President. All calls will be made through written communication, email or any other means that provides a record of your notification to each member, or by publication in one newspaper of largest circulation in the city of Cuenca. In any case, the call must be made at least five (5) days prior to the date of its conclusion, and should not be considered in this period, the day of the publication or notification, or of the celebration.

In the notice shall specify the place, day and hour, where should the General meeting, as well as the points of the agenda to be addressed in the session. The General Assembly shall meet validly any day and at any place without prior notice, when it is found shall present all of the members entitled to vote and a voice. 

Article 22 – Quorum: The quorum for the installation and operation of the General Assembly shall be one-half plus one of the members entitled to vote and a voice, letting herself be recorded in a list of attendees, duly executed by each of the present. If there is no quorum in the place, day and time indicated, the General Assembly may be installed in the same place an hour after the time fixed in the notice with the number of members present. This situation should be clearly stated in the respective minutes.

Article 23 – Majorities: Each one of the members, except for the fees, you will be entitled to one vote. The resolutions of the General Assembly shall be adopted by a majority vote of members attending that session. In case of a tie, the Chair shall have a casting vote, except in matters of personal interest.

To modify the Statute and to resolve on the dissolution of POLIS, will require the affirmative vote of at least three-quarters of the members entitled to vote. The resolutions of the General Assembly are mandatory for all members.

Article 24 – Minutes of the session: After each session of the General Assembly, within a maximum period of fifteen (15) days, the Secretary shall draw up a certificate attesting to the matters discussed and the decisions taken. The minutes shall be signed by the President and by the Secretary.

The minutes of the meeting of the General Assembly shall contain at least the following:

  1. The place, date and time of the celebration;
  2. The order of the day;
  3. The names of the members involved in it;
  4. The quorum with which it was installed, the Assembly;
  5. The relationship summary and orderly development and the deliberations of the Assembly, about the Order of the Day treaties; and,
  6. Resolutions taken by each point of the order of the day.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Article 25.- Nature.- The Board of Directors is a body of permanent government, elected by the General Assembly, for a period of four (4) years. Shall be composed of five (5) members of the POLIS, and will be comprised of:

to. President;

b. Secretary;

c. Three vowels.

Article 26.- Functions.- The Board has the following powers:

  1. Comply with and enforce the Law, this Charter and the Resolutions of the General Assembly;
  2. Plan strategies to achieve effectively the purposes of the POLIS, as well as the achievement of its resources;
  3. Develop and propose to the General Assembly, action plans, guidelines and policies that guide the activities of POLIS;
  4. Approve the Annual Work Plan and budget of the POLIS;
  5. To have and to authorize the development of studies, research, publications, analysis, and reporting relevant to the fulfilment of the objectives of the POLIS;
  6. Suggest and promote projects of law, or the approval and adoption of programs, plans and policies of national interest, regional or sectional;
  7. Issue the reports of qualification for the appointment of honorary members and new;
  8. Invite the people you consider suitable to form part of the Advisory Council of the POLIS;
  9. Submit for consideration of the General Assembly the annual budget of revenues and expenditures prepared by the Director Generates;;
  10. Appoint commissions and create the departments that may be necessary for the fulfillment of the objectives of POLIS;
  11. Dictate the rules for the management and conservation of the heritage of POLIS, and must submit them to the Executive Director, along with their staff;
  12. Appoint other officers as may be necessary for the good running of the POLIS;
  13. Approve and submit to the General Assembly of the accounts, balance sheets, financial statements and the annual reports submitted by the Director-General and the External Auditor, to the knowledge of the General Assembly;
  14. Authorize the acquisition, assessment and transfer of immovable property, as well as the recruitment of credit, underwriting obligations, the constitution of assessments and issuance of guarantees, with knowledge of the General Assembly;
  15. To approve the acceptance of bequests, donations and others, under benefit of inventory, from benefactors, for execution by the Director General;
  16. Develop and propose regulations that may be necessary for the fulfillment of the objectives and tasks of the entity;
  1. Appoint a Special Commission for the settlement of disputes based on the disciplinary regime of this Statute;
  2. Resolve on the matters that have relationship with the goal of POLIS, not provided for in this Statute and which are not of the competence of other bodies, provided that it is not the interpretation of the Statute that is a function specific to the General Assembly;
  3. To approve the opening of offices or events taking place within or outside the Country; and,
  4. The other powers assigned to it by this Statute and the regulations.

Article 27.- Meetings.- The Board of Directors will hold regular and extraordinary sessions. The regular sessions will be conducted at least once every six months, and the Board agree on recurring dates of meeting, in which case it shall not be necessary prior to the call. The extraordinary sessions are to be made at any time, by decision of the President or at the written request of at least two (2) of its leading members.

Article 28.- Order of the day.- The agenda of the sessions of the Board shall be established by the President. The order of the day to be treated shall be approved by the members of the Board at the start of each session. May be refurbished prior to its approval, at the request of any of its members, with the favorable vote of half plus one of the members in attendance.

Article 29.- Call.- The call for any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be made by the President by notice in writing to each member at least two (2) days in advance, and may take place this call through e-mail. The Board may meet without previous notice when they are present all its members. In the notice shall specify the place, day and hour, where should the Meeting, as well as the points of the agenda to be addressed in the session.

Article 30.- Quorum.- The quorum for the installation and operation of the Board of Directors will be the concurrence of the majority of its members, letting herself be recorded in a list of attendees, duly executed by each of the present.

Article 31.- Majorities.- Each member shall have one vote. The resolutions will be taken by a majority of votes present. In case of a tie, the Chair shall have a casting vote. Go also to the meetings of the Board of Directors the Executive Director, who shall have the right to speak but not to vote. Any member or officer of the POLIS that is not a member of the Board of Directors may be called to attend for informational purposes only.

Article 32.- Minutes of the meeting.- After each session of the Board of Directors, within a maximum period of fifteen (15) days, the Secretary shall draw up a certificate attesting to the matters discussed and the decisions taken. The minutes shall be signed by the President and by the Secretary of POLIS.

THE PRESIDENT

Article 33.- President.- The President of POLIS, which will be a founding member or adherent of the Foundation, elected by the General Assembly, will last for four years in office. The powers of the President:

  1. Set the items on the agenda to be addressed in the sessions of the General Assembly and Board of Directors;
  2. Summon and preside over the sessions of the General Assembly and Board of Directors;
  3. To sign the minutes of the General Assembly and Board of Directors in conjunction with the Secretary;
  4. Monitor the implementation of the general policies and programs of the POLIS;
  5. Oversee administrative and economic POLIS;
  6. Subrogate to the Director-General, in the case of the absence, lack or impairment of this act, until the General Assembly to appoint a new Director-General;
  7. Comply with and enforce this Statute and the regulations, as well as the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors; and,
  8. That will fasten the Board of Directors.

THE SECRETARY

Article 34.- Secretary.- The Secretary of POLIS, elected by the General Assembly, will last for four years in office. The powers of the Secretary:

  1. Develop the record, and suscribirlas together with the Chairman of the sessions of the General Assembly;
  2. Lifting a record of each session of the General Assembly and Board of Directors, specifying the calls, minutes and resolutions of the original;
  3. Bring in alphabetical order a list of current members with their respective address and phone number, in the book of members;
  4. Picking up a book where you record the sanctions;
  5. Carry on the official correspondence and documents of the POLIS; and,
  6. That apply under this Statute and other legal provisions.

THE VOWELS

Article 35.- Vocal.- The members, elected by the General Assembly to serve for four years in office. The powers of the Vowels:

  1. Subrogate to the President or Secretary of POLIS, with the same powers, in cases of the absence, lack or impairment of him to act, in the order that is agreed upon on the Board of Directors;
  2. Preside over the Committees to which they are appointed by the Board of Directors;
  3. Others may entrust to him.

THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Article 36.- The Directorate-General.- The Directorate-General shall be headed by a Director General, elected by the Board of Directors. Will last for four years and may be re-elected. In the event of a temporary absence or final of the Director-General, it will be replaced temporarily by the President, until the General Assembly shall name his replacement.

Article 37.- Functions.- The Executive Director has the following powers and duties:

  1. Represent the legal, judicial and extrajudicial POLIS;
  2. Attend the sessions of the Board with voice but no vote;
  1. Celebrate the acts and contracts in the name of POLIS, cheques, issue receipts, invoices, payment orders, purchase orders, etc, subject at all times to the rules of this Statute, regulations and policies issued by the Board of Directors, and the budget of the Foundation, and projects in development;
  2. To present the accounts, balance sheets, financial statements, annual report and annual budget of revenues and expenditures, the Board of Directors and to the General Assembly for his knowledge and approval;
  3. Select, hire and manage staff, to fix their duties and compensation, permission of the Chairperson;
  4. Check it kept such books of account, bills, invoices, receipts, etc, in accordance with the regulations;
  5. Manage your bank accounts on behalf of the Foundation;
  6. Keep a file of documents of the economic movement of POLIS;
  7. Put at the disposal of the General Assembly, Board of Directors and the External Auditor the file, and the books of accounts and accounting for its control, when so requested;
  8. Request for approval to the Board of Directors for any expense budget;
  9. To receive and administer the funds and property of the Foundation;
  10. Set the items on the agenda to be addressed in the sessions of the Advisory Council;
  11. Convene sessions of the Advisory Council; and,
  12. Others will point to the Law, this Statute, the Regulations, the General Assembly and the Board of Directors.

CHAPTER V 

THE ORGAN OF CONSULTATION

Article 38.- The organ of Consultation.– The organ of consultation of the POLIS is the Advisory Council.

Article 39.- Advisory Council.– Is a body of permanent consultation and will be composed of a minimum of five (5) directors, members or suitable professionals who are not members of POLIS, invited by the Board of Directors, for a period of four (4) years.

The Board of Directors shall endeavour to ensure that the integration is to consider principles of equality and inclusion of minority groups (indigenous, women, afro-ecuadorians, people with disabilities, LGBTI, etc).

Article 40.- Functions.– The Advisory Council has the following powers:

  1. To advise the governing Bodies in matters concerning internal rules and regulations, academic issues, wellness programs, community relations and all subject matter related to the organization and management of the POLIS;
  2. Recommend to the Executive Director on the opportunity of the implementation of measures of fund;
  3. Develop proposals for coordination and participation with other institutions or public or private entities; and,
  4. Others may entrust to him the Board.

Article 41.- Meetings.– The Advisory Council shall hold regular and extraordinary sessions. The regular sessions will be conducted at least once every six months, and the Council agree on recurring dates of meeting, in which case it shall not be necessary prior to the call. The extraordinary sessions are to be made at any time, by written request of at least three of its directors.

Article 42.- Order of the day.– The agenda of the meetings of the Advisory Council shall be established by the Executive Director. The Order of the Day to be treated will be approved by the directors at the start of each session. May be refurbished prior to its approval, at the request of any of its directors.

Article 43.- Call.– The call for any meeting of the Advisory Council shall be made by the Executive Director by notice in writing to each director at least five (5) days in advance, and may take place this call through e-mail. In the notice shall specify the place, day and hour which shall be held on the session, as well as the points of the agenda to be addressed in the session.

Article 44.- Advice.– The Advisory Council will formalize their advice through recommendations, in writing, in a report duly founded, with the signature of the directors present in the meeting is in session. There is unanimity in the content of the recommendations, shall be submitted reports by a majority and a minority, every one of which is rubricará with the signature of the directors that the guarantee.

CHAPTER VI

HERITAGE AND CONTROL

Article 45.- Heritage.- The assets of the Foundation shall be constituted by:

  1. The contributions of the founding members;
  2. Assignments that are received from the State and of other natural persons or legal entities, public or private, domestic or foreign;
  3. The property and funds as donation is accept by POLIS;
  4. The legacies and inheritances, to be accepted with the benefit of inventory, which are made in favor of POLIS;
  5. Movable or immovable property that you purchase POLIS, to any title;
  6. In general, all fruits civil and natural, revenues, profits and more profits that produjeren the goods that you have the entity in property, usufruct or administration, as the papers trust that this store;
  7. The product of any event or activity organised by POLIS, including tutorials, projects, seminars, conferences, congresses, research, studies, and the organization of events, or similar activities; and,
  8. Any other establishment in your favor.

Article 46.- Destination of the estate.- The property and funds of the POLIS will not be distributed or circulated to its members in any case. Neither the founders nor the members shall have any rights on the assets that make up the heritage of the POLIS, nor will they be able to make use of them. What belongs to POLIS is not owned in whole or in part to its members. Shall not be personally liable to third parties for obligations incurred by POLIS, or even to the title of solidarity.

Article 47.- Report and financial budget.- The Director-General shall, until the last week of January, the report of the financial period that has been completed as well as the budget for the new fiscal year to the Board of Directors. These documents will be made available to the members for discussion in the headquarters of POLIS, during the time between the call to the Ordinary General Assembly and the day of the celebration of the same.

Article 48.- Reserves.- By resolution of the majority of the General Assembly, you can allocate up to 15% of the annual budget of the Foundation for reservations. The same can be in bank accounts or any securities negotiable on the stock market, always trying to profitability and security for POLIS.

Article 49.- Fiscal period.- The fiscal year of the annual Foundation will be between the first of January and the thirty-first of December of each year.

Article 50.- Control.- The main function of control of POLIS exert its members in general and the Board of Directors in particular. You can in addition to be an External Auditor appointed by the General Assembly for each fiscal year. The External Auditor shall ensure that the management of the administration of the Foundation comply with the provisions of the Act, these regulations and the internal regulations; as well as give full implementation of the decisions and policies imposed by the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. Also, report annually to these on the veracity of the accounts and balance sheets of POLIS and on the fulfilment of plans, programs and policies of the same.

Article 51.- Fulfilment of contractual obligations with the State.- POLIS is subject to the supervision of the Bodies of State Control, in terms of the current law. In the appropriate cases, subject to the supervision of the office of the Comptroller General of the State and the legal regulations applicable.

CHAPTER VII
THE DISCIPLINARY REGIME AND THE SOLUTION OF CONFLICTS 

Article 52.- Classes of faults.- Members who incumplieren with the provisions of law, statutory, regulatory, or from the authorities of POLIS, or committed or ejecutaren acts that are contrary to the spirit and purpose of the POLIS, may result in the following disciplinary offences:

to. Minor misconduct; and,

b. Serious faults.

Article 53.- Minor.- Are minor:

  1. The unexcused absence from two sessions of the General Assembly;
  2. The lack of timeliness (over 15 mins) in the attendance at the sessions arranged by the General Assembly or the Board of Directors;
  3. Practice acts proselytizing within the Organization;
  4. Give samples of indiscipline or cause scandals;
  5. Inappropriate behavior in the sessions; and,
  1. Failure or negligence in the delegations or tasks requested by the General Assembly or the Board of Directors.

Article 54.- Serious faults.- 

Are serious faults:

  1. Have been punished for three consecutive occasions in a calendar year;
  2. Backslide by three occasions in minor misconduct;
  3. To intervene on behalf of the POLIS, or perform at one of their campuses, in any kind of act with a religious purpose or of partisan politics;
  4. Discriminate, acting as a member of the POLIS, to natural or legal persons, by circumstance of creed, political or religious, sex, gender, gender identity, disability of any kind, ethnicity, nationality, or geographic origin or economic capacity;
  5. Use the buildings or places of exercise or the development of the social object as places of meetings not authorized by the organs of Administration, Direction and Control of the POLIS, or for other purposes expressly authorized;
  6. Use the name and other property of the POLIS, with different purposes to the institutional objectives, in particular benefit or in contravention of the statutory provisions or regulations;
  7. Missing word or deed to the members of the POLIS;
  8. Fraud or embezzlement of the funds of the POLIS;
  9. Lack of probity that affects the prestige and good name of the POLIS; and,
  10. Have been punished criminally with deprivation of liberty.

Article 55.- Penalty.- The minor will receive a verbal warning or written according to the call of the President. Misconduct will be punished, according to their severity, with:

  1. Temporary suspension of rights, for a maximum period of three months;
  2. Dismissal from office in the case of being a member of the Board of Directors; and,
  3. Expulsion.

Article 56.- Solution of conflicts.- In any case, the complaints or allegations shall be submitted to the President of POLIS, who will submit the case to the Board of Directors, who, in the exercise of its powers, will appoint a Special Commission to meet him. The Special Commission shall be composed of a minimum of three people, inside or outside of the organization, as determined by the President of the Foundation.

In the first instance, the members of the Special Commission shall convene the parties to a process of dialogue and negotiation in order to overcome the drawback. In case you do not get a positive result, request the parties for the term of five (5) days to present their defense in writing. After the expiry of this term, it shall convene immediately to a hearing, after which the Special Commission shall deliver to the Board a report suggesting the steps to follow. The Board of Directors, on the basis of the said report, shall adopt a decision dismissing the complaint or imposing the sanctions that it deems appropriate and proportionate to the offence. At all stages you will respect the due process and ensure the right of defence.

In case of conflict of POLIS with third parties, these will be resolved by mediation or arbitration, in the event you have agreed to this last, in a Center of Mediation and Arbitration is legally recognized in Ecuador. Not to reach an agreement through mediation or negotiation, it will be referred to the ordinary courts.

CHAPTER VII

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Article 57.- Dissolution.- The Foundation POLIS Academy of Political Formation may be dissolved by agreement of the General Assembly, with the favorable vote of three-fourths of the members of the General Assembly with the right to vote, provided that, in the judgment of these, it is impossible to fulfill the purpose for which it has been constituted. To that end, shall appoint a Liquidation Committee composed of three members who must be in charge of handling the liquidation. During the period of the settlement will remain the Foundation for the sole purpose of the liquidation.

Article 58.- Grounds.- Are causes to the dissolution of the POLIS:

  1. By law or regulation;
  2. Fail or divert the purposes for which it was constituted the organization; and,
  3. Compromising the security or the interests of the State, such as breaching repeatedly the provisions issued by the Ministries or agencies of control and regulation.

Article 59.- Settlement.- In the event of liquidation of the POLIS, its heritage, then cover all obligations or liabilities on its charge, it will go to an institution of social service determined by the Assembly.

CHAPTER VIII

REFORM STATUTORY 

Article 60.- Reforms.- The present statute may be amended at any time by a resolution of at least half plus one of the members entitled to voice and vote of the General Assembly and the approval explicit written all of the founding members of the POLIS. The reforms adopted will be submitted for consideration of the competent authority for approval. Governed from the same. 

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