Committee / Council Operational Guidelines and Financial Procedures (February 2020)

PRAIRIE REGION COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS

Within the Prairie Region, PSAC activists participate in a variety of committees and councils, including the following currently established committees and councils:

Northern Alberta
Edmonton - Area Council, Human Rights, Regional Women's, Young Workers

Southern Alberta
Calgary - Area Council, Human Rights, Regional Women’s
Lethbridge - Area Council, Regional Women’s

Northern Saskatchewan
Prince Albert - Area Council, Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Circle
Saskatoon - Area Council, Regional Women’s

Southern Saskatchewan
Regina - Area Council, Human Rights, Regional Women’s, Young Workers

Manitoba
Westman - Area Council
Winnipeg - Area Council, Human Rights, Regional Women’s, Young Workers

With 22 committees / councils in the region, a consistent approach to the reporting and operation is necessary to be efficient, transparent and accountable for funds received from PSAC regionally and nationally.

Committees / councils receive funds from two primary sources: PSAC Prairie Region as provided for in the budget approved by delegates at the PSAC Prairies Regional Triennial Convention and PSAC National as provided for in the budget approved by delegates at the PSAC National Triennial Convention.

The deadline to submit annual reporting packages shall be no later than March15th of each year.

All reporting packages must have been voted on and approved by the submitting committee / council.

The attached guide outlines important procedures and includes sample financial documents and fillable PDFs (Appendix A–E). We’ve also included an Excel spreadsheet (containing three different sheets) to aid with budget and financial statement preparation. Please use the appropriate forms included with the package.