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1. The functions of the Management Board shall be as follows:
a) to perform tasks assigned to it by the Conference;
b) to submit for approval to the Conference the annual action plan activities of the Union;
c) to prepare the meetings of the Caribbean Council of Ministers of Postal Affairs and the Conference, in liaison with the host country and the Secretary General;
d) to take the necessary executive measures for the implementation of certain decisions of principle taken by the Conference;
e) to take, subject to directives given by the Conference, appropriate measures for ensuring efficiency;
f) to work with appropriate organizations and bodies in promoting technical co-operation and especially in implementing regional projects;
g) to review the draft budget of the Union, to make recommendations to the Conference, and to monitor the budget performance throughout the year;
h) to determine the salaries to be paid to the employees of the Secretariat;
i) to create temporary posts in the Secretariat and recommend permanent posts in the Secretariat to the next meeting of the Conference;
j) to ensure the proper auditing of the Union’s accounts;
k) to establish at its discretion such committees and working groups and adopt such working methods as it considers necessary for the performance of its functions;
l) to create Task Forces to carry out specific tasks or projects;
m) to report to the Conference on the work of the Management Board.