Common use of Working method Clause in Contracts

Working method. a. Parties commit themselves to the working arrangements as specified in the Agreement; b. Parties will create a working group with civil servants from BZK and PES for the general coordination and implementation of the Agreement; c. When several Dutch government ministries are involved in aspects of this Agreement, the Directorate-General for Kingdom Relations is tasked with the coordinating role; d. Solution-oriented collaboration is always key where the PES wants to achieve results together with the Central Government. This principle is emphasised, and this practical cooperation between key figures from both the PES and the Central Government is the ‘backbone’ of this agreement; e. The Executive Council of the PES drafts, in consultation with the Island Council, annual execution agenda’s for the implementation of the Agreement. In addition to its adoption in the CN steering group, the executive agenda requires the approval of the State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Executive Council of the PES; f. The executive agenda that will be drafted each year is an integral part of this Agreement. The aforementioned agenda exists alongside the Public Entity Saba Organizational Development Plan 2023 – 2030 (Appendix I); g. The Island Secretary of Saba and the Director of Caribbean Netherlands (BZK/DGKR) will periodically discuss the progress and bottlenecks of the Agreement as set forth in this document. The PES will draft a report detailing the progress of the agreement every 6 months; h. The Caribbean Netherlands director (BZK/DGKR) shares said report with the CN Steering Group for discussion; i. The Executive Council will discuss the report with the Island Council within six (6) weeks after sending the report to the Caribbean Netherlands director (BZK/DGKR); j. Twice per year, the report on the implementation of the Agreement will be discussed in a meeting between the State Secretary of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Executive Council of Saba; k. Regarding the implementation of this Agreement and its continuity, there is - in line with the current working method - frequent and operational contact between the PES and BZK/DGKR of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.