The role of the Members' Council

The Members' Council has a number of formal duties and powers, an advisory role for the Management Board and is also responsible for connecting with the people it represents: the members of Royal FloraHolland.

1. Formal duties:
The Council appoints the members of the Supervisory Board and sets their remuneration. It approves the annual accounts and the main membership rates. The Council has approval rights for investments exceeding €20 million. Each member of the Council has one vote at the Members' Council meetings. The Members' Council Regulations stipulate that formal Members' Council meetings (held twice a year) are chaired by the SB chair, and other meetings (held four times a year) are chaired by the Members' Council chair.

2. Advisory role:
The advisory role is laid down in the Members' Council Regulations. The Council can offer both solicited and unsolicited advice to the Management Board on issues it deems important, sometimes after consultation with the members they represent. Issues are often first discussed in one of the four committees established by the Members' Council.

3. Connecting with the members:
A key responsibility is to connect with the members of Royal FloraHolland. While representing the members, the Members' Council also actively engages with members during various sessions held for this purpose and is also accessible outside these sessions via ledenraad@royalfloraholland.com.