Part 14VOTING

PART 14—VOTING 14.1 Procedure (1) The Mayor shall cast a deliberative vote on any question in respect of which the Mayor is not precluded by the Act. (2) If the votes of members present at a Council or committee meeting are equally divided, the presiding member is to cast a second vote. (3) Subject to Part 19, each member and each member of a committee to which a local government power or duty has been delegated who is present at a meeting of the Council or committee is to vote. (4) Voting at a Council or committee meeting is to be conducted so that no voter’s vote is secret.

4088 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 September 2016 14.2 Method of Taking Vote (1) The Mayor shall, in taking the vote on any motion or amendment, put the question, first in the affirmative, and then in the negative, and the Mayor may do so as often as is necessary to enable the Mayor to form and declare his or her opinion as to whether the affirmative or the negative has the majority by a show of hands. (2) The result of voting openly is determined on the count of raised hands. (3) Upon a vote on a show of hands being taken, a member may call for— (a) his or her vote; or (b) the vote of all members present to be recorded in the minutes, whereupon the Mayor shall cause the vote or votes to be so recorded.