SOS Synagogue Foundation
An international Foundation to oversee and promote the restoration
and revitalization of the Subotica synagogue was established
in 2001. Its Board includes local officials, representatives
of the Jewish community and experts on Jewish heritage and
architecture.
The board approved the Statute of the Foundation at its first
meeting, held in Subotica on September 29, 2001.
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S T A T U T E
of the "Sos Sinagoga" Foundation
for the Restoration and Revitalization of the Synagogue
I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.
The ‘SOS Sinagoga’ Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue (hereinafter: Foundation)
was founded following the Decision of the Municipal Assembly
of Subotica with the aim to conduct the measures of technical
protection and transform the Synagogue into its new purpose.
Article 2.
The Foundation is a legal entity with obligations and responsibilities
defined in the Law on Charity Funds and Foundations.
Article 3.
The name of the Foundation is:
1. ‘SOS Sinagoga’ Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue (written in Serbian -
Cyrillic alphabet)
2. ‘SOS Sinagoga’ Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue (written in Croatian)
3. ‘SOS Sinagoga’ Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue (written in English)
4. ‘SOS Sinagoga’ Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue (written in Hungarian)
The main office of the Foundation is in Subotica, Trg Slobode
1.
Article 4.
The Foundation has a round seal with a suitable diameter.
The text in the seal is written in:
Serbian language (Cyrillic alphabet): ‘SOS Sinagoga
Fondacija za restauraciju i revitalizaciju Sinagoge (‘SOS
Foundation for the restoration and revitalization of the Synagogue)
Croatian language: ‘SOS Sinagoga Fondacija za restauraciju
i revitalizaciju Sinagoge (‘SOS Foundation for the restoration
and revitalization of the Synagogue)
English: ‘SOS Foundation for the restoration and revitalization
of the Synagogue
Hungarian language: ‘SOS Zsinagóga’ a Zsinagóga
felújítására és helyreállítására
létesített Alapítvány
The words ‘Subotica’ (both in Cyrillic and Latin
letters) and ‘Szabadka’ (in Hungarian) are inscribed
in the middle of the seal.
II ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION
Article 5.
The aims and goals of the Foundation are:
- preparing a documentation and conducting the measures of
technical protection on the Synagogue taking into account
the significance of the Synagogue as a cultural monument of
outstanding importance
- conducting activities (from paragraph 1) on the cultural
monument aimed at its restoration and revitalization
- promoting respect and appreciation of this cultural heritage
through educational and informative programs
The term Synagogue includes the building as well as the lot
on which it is built.
III FINANCIAL ASSETS OF THE FOUNDATION
Article 6.
The Foundation has the following assets:
- initial founding assets
- financial assets from donators, voluntary contributions,
gifts, interests on fixed term deposits
- other assets
The initial founding assets comprise the assets from the
2001 budget set aside for these purposes, as well as the assets
received from a foreign donator as initial assets for achieving
the goals of the Foundation. The Board of Directors sets aside
the founding assets from the initial assets.
The Foundation’s other assets include financial means,
immovable and movable property and rights brought into the
Foundation by legal entities and physical persons.
The assets mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article can be
in the form of financial means, deposits, material assets
and others in accordance with the decision of the Board of
Directors of the Foundation and in compliance with the requirements
and needs for which the assets are being used.
Article 7.
The Foundation can also acquire income by:
- collecting assets permitted by the Law (lease, interests,
dividends, agricultural crops, etc)
- receiving gifts and legacies for achieving the goals for
which it was founded
- organizing cultural-art and other types of public events,
professional and scientific lectures and similar activities
- selling the received gifts in case they cannot be used directly
for the purposes of the Foundation
- placing the available assets through loans, time deposits,
investment into shares, etc.
- organizing and conducting other activities that promote
the increase of the Foundation’s assets and its more
successful achievement of its goals.
The activities listed in paragraph 1 of this article can
be performed and conducted by the Foundation either independently
or in liaison with other legal entities or physical persons.
Article 8.
The assets of the Foundation are state owned and kept under
a separate direct transfer account at the National Bank of
Yugoslavia, Bureau for Accounting and Payments - Branch Office
in Subotica or authorized financial organizations.
The Foundation has the obligation to handle the assets reasonably
and sensibly.
The assets of the Foundation are allocated and spent according
to the financial plan and in compliance with the provisions
of this Statute.
Article 9.
Purpose-oriented gifts, legacies and voluntary contributions
given to the Foundation are used according to the wishes of
the donator.
The Board of Directors of the Foundation is obliged to inform
the donator about the aims and goals of the Foundation and
specify that a donation should be used only for such purposes.
Article 10.
Legal entities and physical persons as well as foreign citizens
who wish to contribute to achieving the aims and goals of
the Foundation can become donators of the Foundation.
Contributions of financial means can be done by paying money
to the Foundation’s direct transfer account or by transfer
of movable or immovable property and rights to the Foundation.
IV PURPOSE AND MODE OF USING THE ASSETS
Article 11.
The Foundation’s assets are used for the goals and
purposes defined by this Statute such as:
- achieving the Foundation’s goals stated in article
5 of this Statute
- for the Foundation’s management and regular costs
- other purposes in accordance with the Law and this Statute
defined by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, the
financial plan or a separate decision.
Article 12.
The use of assets is based on the working program and financial
plan made by the Foundation’s Board of Directors for
that particular calendar year in accordance with article 5
of this Statute.
The Foundation’s working program and the financial plan
can be altered during the year the same way they were made.
Article 13.
The mode of using the assets is determined by a Board of
Trustees according to the guidelines of the Board of Directors
or the president of the Board of Directors based on the progress
of works of the working program.
V MANAGING THE FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 14
The Foundation’s managing body is its Board of Directors.
The members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the
Municipal Assembly for a 4 year period.
The president and deputy president of the Board of Directors
are chosen by the Board of Directors of the Foundation at
its first meeting.
The president of the Board of Directors is, by function, an
honorary member of the Board of Trustees.
The Foundation is represented by the president of the Board
of Directors or its deputy or a person appointed by him.
Article 15.
The Board of Directors makes decisions on its meetings.
The president calls the meeting of the Board of Directors
and manages its work. In case of his absence, the deputy president
takes his place.
The president and its deputy are elected by the Board of Directors
on its first meeting.
The meeting of the Board of Directors can be held and decisions
may be passed if more than half out of the total members are
present. The meeting of the Board of Directors can also be
held via the Internet.
Decisions of the Board of Directors are made by the votes
of the majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
Article 16
The Board of Directors:
1. makes the Foundation’s statute
2. makes the annual working plan of the Foundation and other
acts necessary for work
3. makes the financial plan and annual account
4. takes care of the implementation of the working program
and goals of the Foundation
5. makes decisions with regard to the management of the Foundation’s
assets
6. appoints the Board of Trustees, provides guidelines for
its work
7. performs other tasks related to the work and promotion
of the Foundation’s work in compliance with the Law
and this Statute
Article 17
Once a year the Board of Directors is obliged to submit a
report to the Municipal Assembly of Subotica about its work.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Article 18
The Supervisory Board is the Foundation’s control authority
and it consists of three members. The members of the Supervisory
Board are appointed by the Municipal Assembly for a 4 year
period.
The president and the deputy president of the Foundation’s
Supervisory Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board at
its first meeting.
Article 19
The Supervisory Board performs its function through meetings.
The president calls the meetings of the Supervisory Board
and he manages its work. In case of his absence the deputy
president is in charge.
A meeting of the Supervisory Board can be held if all the
members are present.
Meetings of the Supervisory Board are held at least once a
year prior to accepting the annual account or more frequently
if it is necessary.
The Supervisory Board is obliged to control the business activities
at the request of the founders of the Foundation.
Article 20
The Supervisory Board controls the work of the Foundation,
particularly:
- conducting the Statute, the working program and general
acts
- implementation of the solutions of the bodies
- purpose-oriented and rational use of assets
- material and financial business activities of the Foundation
and its coordination with the positive regulations and financial
plan
Article 21
The Supervisory Board informs the president of the Board
of Directors about the observed irregularities and specifies
a time interval for their correction.
In case the observed irregularities are not eliminated in
the specified period, the Supervisory Board will state them
in its report that will be submitted to the founders’
assembly of the Foundation as well as to the Board of Directors.
Article 22
In the course of supervision and control the Supervisory
Board has the right to:
- request documentation and data available at the Foundation
from the president of the Board of Directors
- give orders to the bodies responsible for supervision and
instruct the Foundation’s body on the correct mode of
financial/commercial operation.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Article 23
The Board of Trustees is the Foundation’s executive
body and at the same time the executive body of the Board
of Directors.
The Board of Trustees consists of the president, deputy president
and three members appointed by the Board of Directors for
a 4 year mandate period. The mandate of the Board of Trustees
expires with the expiration of the mandate of the Board of
Directors, but the president and the members can be acquitted
before the expiration of their mandates. In such cases new
persons are nominated for these places.
The Board of Trustees, besides the members mentioned in paragraph
2 of this article, also has an honorary member.
The president of the Board of Trustees is always the current
mayor of Subotica and the vice president is always a representative
of the Jewish community.
Article 24
The Board of Trustees:
- conducts the decisions of the Board of Directors
- takes care of the collection of the Foundation’s assets
- takes care of the spending of the collected assets
- takes care of the implementation of the working program
- takes care of the implementation of the professional and
administrative tasks, and undertakes other activities as well.
Article 25
The Board of Trustees makes decisions on its meetings which
are called by the president of the Board, according to the
requirements or upon the proposal of the president of the
Board of Directors or Supervisory Board.
Decisions are made by the votes of the majority consisting
of the members specified in article 23, paragraph 2 of this
Statute.
Article 26
The members of the Board of Trustees have the right to manage
the Foundation’s assets which are on the accounts at
the authorized financial organizations or institutes.
The disposal of the assets is done collectively (by two persons),
provided that one of the undersigned is the president or the
vice president of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Directors can authorize other persons as well
within the Foundation for managing the assets in the way defined
in paragraph 2 of this article.
VI TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 27
The professional and administrative tasks for the Foundation
are done by the founders’ professional service or a
person appointed by the Board of Directors.
Article 28
In case the Foundation ceases with its operation, the Foundation’s
property is transferred onto the founder.
The donators will receive back the assets given as a gift
or as a contribution to the Foundation.
Article 29
All modifications and additions of this Statute are done
the same way they were made.
Article 30
This Statute comes into force from the date it has been made
President of the Board of Directors
Jozsef Kasza
For correctness
Secretary of the Municipal Assembly of Subotica: |
