Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Duties and Functions of the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall exercise the following duties and functions:

(a) Direct and manage the affairs of the Secretariat in accordance with the policies of the Council;

(b) Establish the internal organization of the Secretariat under such conditions that the Council may prescribe;

(c) Submit an annual budget and necessary supplemental budget to the Council for its approval;

(d) Maintain a database of all relevant data and information regarding the creative industries in conjunction with the PSA and such other agencies that maintain any related database;

(e) Maintain a database of accredited business support organizations and creative workers associations in the creative industries, in coordination with the Local Culture and Arts Councils (LCAC), pursuant to Section 22 of this Act;

(f) Conduct nationwide information dissemination campaigns to promote this Act and to build awareness on creative industries;

(g) Submit within thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal year an annual report and other reporting requirements to the Council;

(h) Submit to the Council for its approval, policies, systems, procedures, rules and regulations that are essential to the operation of the Secretariat; and

(i) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Council or which are necessary or incidental to the office.

CHAPTER IV

SUPPORT FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES