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I.C.2. Roles and Responsibilities I.C.2.a. Governance Committee The Governance Committee makes policy decisions to implement the Program, and will make all decisions related to adaptive management, unless expressly delegated to the Program's Executive Director (ED), including changes to budgets and Program activities and criteria. As a part of its annual review of Program implementation and accomplishments, the Governance Committee will approve budgets and work schedules for staff necessary for implementation of the plan for the subsequent year or other defined budgetary cycles. I.C.2.b. Executive Director The ED carries out Program activities at the direction of the Governance Committee. The ED will provide staff support, coordinate activities with the Governance Committee's advisory committees, make recommendations on budget and schedule necessary to implement activities under this Plan, and provide a review of the implementation of the Plan. The ED will direct and supervise a staff capable of implementing the Program. The ED will also coordinate adaptive management activities with cooperators and provide oversight of contracts and contractors. The ED will provide the Governance Committee with a review and status of Program tasks and will make recommendations to the Governance Committee on adaptive management decisions. The ED will be expected to work in close cooperation with the advisory committees and the Environmental Account (EA) Manager so that any recommendations being brought forward to the Governance Committee reflect the views of all those involved in the adaptive management program and that majority and all views are presented clearly and fairly. If necessary, and with Governance Committee approval, the ED may establish an ad hoc committee, including the ED, to work through Program activities that overlap between the advisory committees and the EA Manager. To ensure that the scientific component of the AMP is effectively implemented, the ED's responsibilities include but are not limited to: 1) Synthesizing the scientific aspects of Program management through consultation and cooperation with the advisory committees, the EA Manager, and contractors, 2) Providing recommendations to the Governance Committee in consultation and cooperation with the ISAC, other advisory committees, and the EA Manager on matters including: a. Schedules and priorities for implementing projects to test existing and new hypotheses, b. Scopes of work for management, research and monitoring activities, including a recommendation on whether the work is done by staff, cooperators, andJor contractors, c. Technical review of proposals to do contract research and monitoring, and d. Modifying existing and developing new management plans for Program land and water necessary to implement the AMP. 3) Reporting on all land acquisition and management decisions with regard to how they relate to costs, the relative benefit to the target species, and contribution toward fulfilling September 1, 2006 Adaptive Management Plan 6