Terms of Reference

1. The Rotorua Multicultural Business Council will function as a business sector group within the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce and the Executive of the Chamber will act as the governance group for the Council.
2. The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce will provide administrative support to the Multicultural Business Council as well as essential links with the general Rotorua business community, local, regional and central government, and other organisations.
3. The Multicultural Business Council and its activities will be run by a Management Committee.
4. The membership of the Management Committee will reflect the main migrant business communities of Rotorua.
5. At the set-up of the Multicultural Business Council, two members from each of the following migrant business communities will be invited to serve on the Management Committee:
   
   Thailand
   Indian
   Chinese
   Korean
   Japanese
   South African
   Pacific Island
   Europe.
   
6. The Management Committee will also include:
   
   One or two representatives of the Executive of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce
   One representative of the Rotorua Multicultural Council
   Rotorua’s Settlement Support Coordinator
   Up to two co-opted members.
   
7. All the members of the Management Committee will be members of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce.
8. A majority of the Management Committee can decide to change or increase the representation from the migrant business communities.
9. The Chair of the Management Committee will be decided by its members.
10. The Management Committee will meet monthly, with additional meetings being arranged as required.
11. The timing of the meetings will be decided by consensus among the members of the Executive Committee.
12. The objectives of the Rotorua Multicultural Business Council will be developed through consultation among the members of the Management Committee for confirmation by the Executive of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce.
13. The Management Committee will develop an annual budget for the activities of the Multicultural Business Council for consideration by the Chamber’s Executive.
14. The suggested objectives of the Multicultural Business Council are given in the diagram on the next page.