1. Democratic Governance Structure
The governance of the Groupement d'Intérêt Cynégétique de la Vallée d'Avre is organized around three sovereign institutional tiers: the Sovereign General Assembly of Members, the Board of Directors (Conseil d'Administration), and the Executive Bureau (Bureau Exécutif). Every adult member residing within our territorial perimeter or holding active conservation responsibilities possesses equal voting rights under the statutory principle of "one person, one vote."
The Annual General Assembly meets every spring at the municipal hall in Dampierre-sur-Avre. During this assembly, the President presents the comprehensive moral and activity report, the Treasurer submits the independently audited financial accounts, and technical field coordinators present the ecological census data. Members debate all items openly, vote on annual membership fee levels, and elect directors to renewable three-year mandates.
2. Board Directory & Executive Officers
In strict compliance with statutory requirements, our officers and directors serve with total volunteer dedication, receiving no salary, attendance fees, or material benefits. Below are the elected leaders currently steering the association:
Pierre-Henri Moreau
President of the Board
Agricultural producer and third-generation resident of the Avre valley. Pierre-Henri has served as President since 2018, championing peaceful agrarian-ecological partnerships and oversaw the ratification of the Living Valley Multi-Stakeholder Accord.
Dr. Claire Delacroix
Executive Director & Chief Ecologist
Holding a doctorate in riparian freshwater ecology, Dr. Delacroix coordinates our scientific telemetry stations, liaises with departmental environmental agencies, and directs all field censuses across the valley basin.
Jean-Marc Beaulieu
General Secretary
Retired municipal civil servant in Dampierre-sur-Avre. Jean-Marc oversees all administrative records, prefectural compliance filings, statutory minutes, and volunteer application registries.
Monique Fontaine
Treasurer
Certified public accountant with thirty years of financial experience. Monique manages association accounts with rigorous fiduciary precision, ensuring every grant and member contribution is transparently recorded.
3. Transparent Budget Allocation & Fiscal Ledger
In accordance with our strict non-commercial mandate, our financial management is governed by total transparency. The table below outlines the certified budget distribution for the preceding operational fiscal year, demonstrating that administrative overhead is kept below 6% while field conservation absorbs over 94% of all available resources:
| Operational Allocation Program | Expenditure Category | Allocation (%) | Civic & Environmental Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riparian Corridor Rehabilitation | Sapling purchases, soil bio-engineering, riverbank staking | 34.5% | 6,200 native trees planted along 5.2 km of riverbank |
| Scientific Telemetry & Biometrics | Camera trap hardware, sensor batteries, lab test kits | 26.2% | 42 autonomous field stations operating 365 days |
| Bocage Replanting & Wildflower Corridors | Native seed mixes, biodegradable mulch, protective fencing | 18.8% | 3.8 km of multi-tier agricultural windbreaks reconnected |
| Civic Education & Youth Workshops | Field guides, educational binoculars, school discovery toolkits | 15.1% | 680 local students welcomed on free guided expeditions |
| Statutory Administrative & Insurance | Volunteer civil liability coverage, bank ledger fees, postal mailings | 5.4% | Complete legal compliance and prefectural audit filings |
4. Statutory Auditing & External Inspection Procedures
The financial integrity of the GIC Vallée d'Avre is verified through a rigorous dual-audit mechanism. Prior to the Annual General Assembly, two independent statutory auditors—elected by the membership from outside the Board of Directors—conduct an exhaustive review of all receipts, bank reconciliation statements, and municipal grant justifications.
Their certified audit statement is read aloud to all attendees and appended to the official assembly minutes filed with the Prefecture of Eure-et-Loir. Furthermore, because our association receives public grants from regional collectivities, our accounts are subject to administrative review by public treasury officials, ensuring unassailable fidelity to French public utility norms.
5. Conflict of Interest Charter & Ethics Committee
To safeguard institutional neutrality, all board members and technical coordinators sign an annual Conflict of Interest Charter upon taking office. Under this charter:
- No director may bid for or execute commercial procurement contracts with the association.
- All technical census decisions and quota recommendations must be supported by verifiable photographic or acoustic field data rather than personal preference.
- Any director with a direct personal or family interest in a contested parcel or agricultural property must recuse themselves from board deliberations concerning that zone.
- Gifts, entertainment, or gratuities from commercial contractors or agricultural corporations are strictly prohibited.
This culture of unyielding integrity ensures that the GIC Vallée d'Avre remains an authentic instrument of the public interest, trusted equally by environmental agencies, municipal authorities, and the citizens we proudly serve.
6. Statutory Non-Profit Dissolution Protocols
In full adherence to the fundamental principles of French non-profit law (Loi du 1er juillet 1901), the assets and reserves of our association are permanently and irrevocably dedicated to the public interest. Article 14 of our statutory bylaws explicitly provides that in the event of voluntary, administrative, or judicial dissolution of the association, under no circumstances may any remaining funds, real property, or equipment be distributed among the members or directors.
Instead, all remaining assets must be transferred in their entirety to another registered non-profit environmental or ecological conservation association operating within the Avre catchment, or vested in the public patrimony of the relevant local municipal communes. This inviolable statutory barrier prevents any private capture of community resources and permanently enshrines our work as an enduring gift to future generations of valley residents.