CONCACAF considers reform

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is proposing a big change within its organization. CONCACAF will consider a reform package when it holds an extraordinary congress 25 February in Zurich. On Monday the plan include:
- Replacing its executive committee with a council of up to 15 members, including 3 who are required to be independent.
- Creation of audit and compliance committee that includes only independent members.
- A requirement that governance and finance committees be chaired by independent members.
- Twelve year term limits for council members and members of independent committees.
- A requirement that candidates for CONCACAF president, council and committees and senior officials be subject to eligibility checks by an independent ethics committee.
- The CONCACAF congress has authority to review and approval annually compensation for council members, CONCACAF representatives to FIFA, CONCACAF general secretary, chief financial officer, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and others.
- CONCACAF has the right to audit any CONCACAF members receiving CONCACAF funds for a specific purpose.
CONCACAF voted last month to go without a president until May, after past 3 leaders were indicted in the FIFA bribery case. Acting president Alfredo Hawit of Honduras was arrested in Zurich last year, while previous presidents Jeffrey Webb of Cayman Islands and Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago were charged in a first indictment in May.