The management and administration of the zone.

3.5.5.1.2. Powers

1. The GBC Zonal Secretary, whether initiating or not, is the ultimate managerial authority within his zone, as the official representative of the GBC Body.

2. A GBC member can go to a center in his zone and inspect the accounts and if any unauthorized expenditures are being made he may take appropriate action to correct it.(75)

3. The GBC recognizes that as per Srila Prabhupada's instructions, GBC men may have even "thousands of secretaries"; individual GBC men may see the need for appointing assistants who will have greater responsibility than Temple Presidents, and who may be known as Regional Secretaries, etc.(79 )

3.5.5.1.3. Duties

3.5.5.1.3.1 Sadhana and Temple Programs

All GBC Zonal Secretaries are responsible to see that all devotees in their zones attend the morning and evening programs, except when they have an alternative bona fide preaching engagement in the evening.(77)

3.5.5.1.3.2 Book Distribution and Preaching

1. GBC Zonal Secretaries and all Temple Presidents shall ensure that their respective zones and temples will distribute books on sankirtana on a regular basis, making a sincere attempt to implement Srila Prabhupada's formula that fifty percent (50%) of our income be used for book distribution and fifty percent (50%) be used for the temple expenses. The Temple Presidents should give a minimum of twenty five percent (25 %) of income for book distribution.

2. To inspire the leaders and help to organize college preaching programs and other forms of congregational preaching and to involve the Temple Presidents and devotees in that preaching work.

3. To go out in the preaching field in each of his temples to insure proper preaching techniques are being utilized.(77)

3.5.5.1.3.3 Congregational Preaching

1. Each GBC Zonal Secretary shall allocate the responsibility for preaching to the congregation in the different geographic areas of his zone to temples or Congregational Preaching Directorates to insure maximum effectiveness in congregational preaching and development.

2. If a nama-hatta center upgrades to become an ISKCON temple or otherwise a temple is established in a Congregational Preaching Directorate area, then naturally the Zonal Secretary will make new arrangements to re-allocate the respective geographic responsibilities for preaching to the congregation in the affected areas.(93)

For those geographic areas which fall beyond the capacity or desire of ISKCON temples to supervise, promote, and expand the congregational preaching, the local GBC Zonal Secretary(s) and the Zonal Council (if any) can appoint a responsible devotee in good standing to be a "Director" of a "Congregational Preaching Directorate" or "Branch" of ISKCON who can lead a team of preachers to systematically cultivate, preach to, and expand the congregational preaching in a specified area.

3. To oversee that every temple maintains a program of sending a monthly letter from a devotee to his parents, if his parents are at least approachable.(77)

3.5.5.1.3.4 Recovering "Blooped" Devotees

1. Each GBC member is responsible to try to recover the devotees living in his zone who are not fully active in devotional service.(94)

2. Each GBC member shall maintain a master record of the devotees in his zone.

3.5.5.1.3.5 Oath of Loyalty by Temple Presidents

To administer and insure that their Temple Presidents sign and take the oaths as requested by Srila Prabhupada.(77)

3.5.5.1.3.6. Cooperation with the Local Leader in Preaching

To take permission from the local GBC Zonal Secretary or Temple President of another zone before sending a traveling party into their area.(77)

3.5.5.1.3.7 In Relation to Temple Presidents

To collect from each Temple President in his zone, if any, their monthly report, and verify that it contains an itemized account of income and expenditure, the preaching highlights including the number of books sold, and inventory of books.(75)

3.5.5.1.3.8 In Relation to Initiating Gurus

To submit a form annually to the Executive Committee indicating briefly the status of all approved ISKCON gurus normally residing, regularly preaching, or initiating in his zone. (The Executive Committee will assign each guru to a GBC member(s) for monitoring.) If any approved guru has: (a) taken reinitiation/shelter of a non-ISKCON guru or institution, (b) rejected ISKCON or Srila Prabhupada; or, (c) undergone a change of service, of asrama, or of living situation, which the local GBC member feels threatens to hamper the approved guru's ability to give guidance to or set a proper standard of conduct for disciples, then the GBC member's report shall, if possible, include a written statement from the approved Guru as to his intentions in regard to his disciples and his devotional service. If not possible, then it shall at least include a description of the approved Guru's intentions as best they can be discerned through the investigation of the GBC member. The report shall also contain any other information which would be of value to the GBC Body in determining the guru 's status, as well as the recommendations of the local Temple Presidents, zonal councils, etc. The Executive Committee shall review the reports and take any necessary action.

3.5.5.1.3.9 Child Protection Concerns

Persons, who after an ISKCON investigation, are confirmed to be guilty of child abuse must report their status to the local Temple President upon their arrival in an ISKCON community. Also, it is the obligation of a Temple President to determine for every member joining his community, if the newcomer is a confirmed child abuser. The Temple President is then obliged to notify the local householders and GBC of the offender's presence.

The local GBC should be advised if a Temple President knowingly arranges for a confirmed child abuser to be supported by a temple, or live on temple property without first notifying the householder community as per ISKCON laws. The local GBC is to supervise the situation to be sure the Temple President follows the following GBC guidelines:

1. "In no case should a confirmed perpetrator remain in the local community unless the local ISKCON authorities obtain the written authorization of no less than three-quarter of the parents of children at the project or in the community.

2. The local government authorities and/or the ISKCON Board of Education will make the final determination of the appropriate degree of segregation. (1990-119.4)"

3. Every GBC make sure the temples presidents in his zone are made aware of this resolution and GBC guidelines.

3.5.5.1.4. Guidelines for evaluating GBC Zonal Secretary

That if a Temple President or local Temple Council thinks that an assigned GBC Zonal Secretary is not fulfilling the responsibilities of that position, he should communicate with the GBC Executive Committee.