Honourable Darrell E. Dexter
President of the Executive Council
[Biography]
Robert C. Fowler
Clerk of/Secretary to the Executive Council
[Biography]
Executive Council Office Responsibilities
The Executive Council Office (ECO) is responsible for ensuring there are processes, document formats, procedures and standards in place to support decision-making by Cabinet and the Cabinet committees. The ECO is responsible for receiving submissions for Cabinet and its committees, routing submissions to the appropriate committees, preparing the agendas for Cabinet and its committees. The ECO is responsible for preparing Cabinet minutes, disseminating the ‘records of decisions’ and, when necessary, following up decisions or direction with ministers or officials. The ECO is responsible for filing and storing all Cabinet documents.
The ECO also provides secretariat support to the Legislative and Regulatory Review Committee. In this capacity it ensures that proposals for legislation and regulations are examined from a broad range of perspectives and that major implications have been identified. Further related functions of the ECO include the handling of all orders in council and regulations.
The ECO has a number of important responsibilities related to government organization. These include overseeing the swearing in of lieutenant governors, premiers, and Cabinets.