Bodies
The Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park is managed by a joint association. It is made up of several decision-making bodies and advisory bodies.
The mixed union
The Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park is managed by a joint association. This brings together the municipalities, communities of municipalities, departments and the region which take part in the park project.
Composition of the joint union
The joint association of the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park is made up of:
- of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region
- of the departments of Dordogne and Haute-Vienne
- of the 75 municipalities of the territory and a delegated municipality
- of the 7 communities of municipalities of the territories (public establishments of intermunicipal cooperation with their own taxation)
- of the 6 gateway cities
Role of the joint union
The Joint Syndicate is responsible for managing the Regional Natural Park. It implements a sustainable development project for the territory in application of the charter.
The decision-making bodies of the joint union
The union committee
The mixed union is administered by a union committee. It's'main decision-making body of the park.
It is made up of elected officials from the region, departments, communities of municipalities, municipalities and gateway towns of the joint union.
It is the union committee which makes the biggest decisions. He may, however, delegate certain of his responsibilities to the union office.
How many members are there on the union committee?
The union committee has 262 members:
- 135 holders
- 127 alternates
How is the union committee made up?
It is made up of elected officials:
- 8 titular delegates designated by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, in its assembly;
- 2 titular delegates and 2 substitutes per department, designated within their respective assemblies;
- 1 titular delegate and 1 substitute per 1 inhabitants, for each municipality, designated within their municipal councils;
- 1 titular delegate and 1 substitute designated by each gateway city, appointed within their municipal councils;
- 1 titular delegate and 1 substitute per 5 inhabitants, for each EPCI, and 000 additional titular delegates for each EPCI having transferred GEMAPI competence to the joint park union, designated within their community councils.
What exactly are the responsibilities of the union committee?
It is the union committee which:
- prepares multi-year programs and, in general, ensures compliance with the commitments made within the framework of the charter, and the implementation of the park's activity program;
- defines the annual activity programs;
- decides on and votes on budgets;
- examines activity reports and annual funding;
- prepares, monitors and validates the stages of revising the charter, in agreement with the Region, responsible for the procedure;
- determines the employment positions to be filled for the implementation of programs or the execution of park missions;
- elects the president and the 1time vice-president;
- modifies the statuses.
He can delegate some of these tasks to the union office, but not the most important decisions.
The union office
The union office is a restricted decision-making body. He may be delegated certain responsibilities from the union committee. He manages the day-to-day affairs of the park and prepares decisions which will be submitted to the union committee.
How many members are there in the union office?
The union office has 34 full members and xx substitutes.
How is the union office composed?
The union office is made up of elected members of the union committee:
- 4 delegates for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region;
- 1 titular delegate and 1 substitute per department;
- 12 delegates, designated by the union committee, to represent the municipalities, i.e. 6 in each department;
- 2 delegates to represent the gateway cities;
- 1 delegate designated by EPCI with its own tax system per 6 inhabitants in proportion to the municipalities
classified as PNR; - 2 delegates under the EPCI with their own taxation elected by their peer members of the Union Committee;
- 2 delegates as President and Vice-President of the GEMAPI commission;
- 1 delegate for each EPCI, and additional delegates, including two for GEMAPI competence.
The president and the 1time vice-president automatically occupy one of the places in the union office.
The executive office
The executive office has the function ofsupport and advise the presidency for all questions relating to park governance.
The vice-presidents who occupy a place in the executive office each chair one of the thematic commissions. They thus have an overview of the subjects covered by the park.
The Park Executive Office is made up of:
- Anne Marie ALMOSTER RODRIGUES, President of the Park
- Pascal MECHINEAU, 1er vice-president, delegate for Finance, Governance, Human Resources and president of the Orientation and Development Council
- Philippe FRANCOIS, President of the GEMAPI Commission, Deputy Vice-President for Aquatic Environments
- Pascal BOURDEAU, deputy vice-president for Biodiversity
- Sébastien FISSOT, deputy vice-president for Forestry, Agriculture, Short circuits
- Julien MARIE, Deputy Vice-President of Tourism and Communication
- Lucien COINDEAU, Deputy Vice-President for Culture, Territorial Education, Involvement
- Gilbert CHABAUD, deputy vice-president for Urban Planning, Heritage, Landscapes
- Colette LANGLADE, Deputy Vice-President for Ecological Transition and Adaptation to Climate Change
How is the executive office composed?
The executive office is made up of members of the union office:
- the president and the 1time vice-president, elected by the union committee;
- up to 7 other members, elected by the union office, who will serve as vice-presidents.
The consultative bodies of the joint union
Commissions
The commissions are thematic advisory bodies. They do not have decision-making powers. Those are places for debate, orientation, proposals, consultation and evaluation.
They are made up of delegates from union committee and chaired by a vice-president of the executive Office. The commissions can also invite any expert in the field concerned.
The park counts 7 committees, in 2023 :
- Charter Commission – Governance – Finance – Human Resources
- Aquatic Environments Commission – GEMAPI
- Biodiversity Commission
- Forestry Commission – Agriculture – Short circuits
- Sustainable Tourism Commission – Communication
- Culture Commission – Territorial Education – Involvement of residents
- Urban Planning Commission – Energy Transition – Heritage – Landscapes