Board of Ministers

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.

The Board of Ministers is an agency of the Bajoran Provisional Government. For an individual to approach Benjamin Sisko directly, they must request permission through the Board of Ministers, a process that can take months to carry out.

Doctor Mora Pol circumvented this process in 2370 by contacting Odo in person, who he had, in turn, ask for Sisko's permission to travel to the Gamma Quadrant to investigate the Changeling's origin. (DS9: "The Alternate")