The Vice President and Conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria, was appointed yesterday, February 14, as President of the new Talayotic Menorca Agency. The president of the Consell Insular, Susana Mora, has delegated this function to him because of the powers he holds over matters of historical heritage. The Plenary Session of the Consell Insular de Menorca approved the constitution and bylaws of the Agency in the extraordinary session on January 31, a specialized organization dependent on the Consell Insular that will come into operation during the first half of the year.
Furthermore, the last meetings of the Talayotic Menorca Permanent Commission and Advisory Commission will be held this afternoon. With the creation of the TM Agency, the current commissions disappear, since the regulation by which they were created has been repealed. The next meetings will be linked to the creation of the different councils of the TM Agency: Social Council, Scientific Council and, finally, the Governing Council.
The organization structure
The Talayotic Menorca Agency will have a Governing Council with representatives from the island’s different institutions and representatives from the Scientific and Social councils of the Agency. This will be the body in charge of establishing the internal organization guidelines and the entity's lines of action. The Social Council will facilitate the integration and participation of all the island's public administrations and the most representative public, private and social entities related to historical and cultural heritage management. Its function will be to promote social and citizen participation. The Scientific Council, formed by institutions and people of recognized prestige, will be in charge of scheduling and supervising the Agency's activities in terms of study, research, training and scientific dissemination. In addition, it will participate in the preparation of reports for UNESCO and will offer advice on matters within its competence.
In addition, the Agency will have a Forum of Owners and Managers that will bring together all the natural and legal entities involved in the day-to-day management of the properties that are part of the World Heritage candidacy. This Forum is a private entity that is currently in the process of being created, and will be part of the Social Council, although it must also be an instrument of direct relationship between owners / managers and CIM.