CHAPTER TEN THE SECRETARIAT AND STAFF OF THE COMMUNITY ARTICLE 66 Establishment of the Secretariat The Secretariat shall be the executive organ of the Community. There shall be the following offices in the service of the Community: (a) Secretary General; (b) Deputy Secretaries General; (c) Counsel to the Community; and (d) such other offices as may be deemed necessary by the Council. ARTICLE 67 Secretary General 1. The Secretary General shall be appointed by the Summit upon nomination by the relevant Head of State under the principle of rotation. 2. Upon the appointment of the Secretary General the Partner State from which he or she is appointed shall forfeit the post of Deputy Secretary General. 3. The Secretary General shall be the principal executive officer of the Community and shall: 4. (a) be the head of the Secretariat; (b) be the Accounting Officer of the Community; (c) be the Secretary of the Summit; and (d) carry out such other duties as are conferred upon him by this Treaty or by the Council from time to time. The Secretary General shall serve a fixed five year term. 47