The President of the Executive Council prepares and executes the deliberations of the Assembly.
He is the authorising officer for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Corsica, subject to the specific provisions of the general tax code relating to the collection of local authority tax revenue.
He is the head of services of the Corsican regional authority. He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions set out in article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. He may, under his supervision and responsibility, delegate signing authority to the heads of the said departments.
He manages the assets of the Corsican regional authority. In this capacity, he exercises the police powers relating to this management.
He delegates by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his powers to the executive councillors. These delegations remain in force until they are revoked.
In the event of impediment for any reason whatsoever, the President of the Corsican Executive Council is temporarily replaced by an Executive Councillor in the order of the elected list.