# Board Committees and Mandates ## Committees According to Section 56 in TMAC’s Bylaws: > The Board may appoint committees whose members will hold office at the will of the Board, and may specify their remuneration, if any, and duties. The committees may hold their meetings at the head office or such place or places as the Chairperson may from time to time determine.” In the inaugural year of occupancy, the following operational committees will be formed according to these governing terms: * Facilities * Finance * Joint Programming * Advancement & Partnerships * Fundraising * Governance & HR * Outreach & Advocacy Individual committee mandates and additional terms of reference will be drafted by each committee, approved by the Board, and may be amended from time to time with approval of the Board. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://governance.tomediaarts.org/board-structure-and-roles/board-committees-and-mandates.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.