The FAI has agreed to make changes to the structure of its Board of Management in order to comply with the government’s Corporate Governance Code set down by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
The Irish football governing body will stage an extraordinary general meeting on Monday in order to propose structural changes to its board.
Eight-year term limits for members of the board will be one of the proposals to be voted on, which means that honorary secretary Michael Cody and honorary treasurer Eddie Murray will not be eligible for re-election when their current term in office expires, should the proposal get approved.
The Association has also established a governance committee, consisting of the company secretary and two external members, to review the government’s code, and the FAI have stated that they have already recommended a number of policies which the Board have adopted and are designed to bring the Association in line with the Governance Code.
The FAI want to make sure that the board’s "experience and expertise" is maintained throughout the new proposed restructuring and as a result "any Board member who is the Chairperson of a Standing Committee or the National League Executive Committee and has served for more than 10 years on the Board, may be re-elected for up to four years", according to a statement released by the FAI.
Of the current board, six members, Eamon Naughton, Paraic Treanor, Jim McConnell, Eddie Murray, Donal Conway and Michael Cody will have their terms finished within the next four years.
It remains unclear from the statement released by the association as to whether the new changes affect the current chief executive, John Delaney, who is serving his 18th year as a director but is a full-time employee with a contract running until 2020.
