21Membership of Municipal Committees

21 Membership of Municipal Committees

(1)  A Municipal Committee consists of –

(a) the Municipal Chairperson; and

(b) the Municipal Coordinators for the municipal areas in respect of which the Municipal Committee has the responsibility of instituting and coordinating emergency management; and

(ba) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Dec 2018] the Municipal Recovery Coordinators for the municipal areas in respect of which the Municipal Committee has the responsibility of instituting and coordinating emergency management; and

(c) each person holding a position or office determined by the Municipal Chairperson; and

(d) such other persons as the Municipal Chairperson or a Municipal Coordinator considers appropriate.

(2)  The council for the municipal area or, in the case of a combined area, the council specified in the application made under section 19 as being responsible for providing the Municipal Chairperson must determine who is to be the Municipal Chairperson.

(3)  A member referred to in subsection (1)(d) is appointed by the Municipal Chairperson or the Municipal Coordinator for the period specified in the instrument of appointment.

(4)  The Municipal Chairperson is the chairperson of the Municipal Committee.

(5)  [Section 21 Subsection (5) substituted by No. 31 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Dec 2018] The Municipal Chairperson is to appoint a member of the Municipal Committee as the executive officer of the Municipal Committee for a period specified in the instrument of appointment.

(5A)  [Section 21 Subsection (5A) inserted by No. 31 of 2018, s. 13, Applied:10 Dec 2018] The functions of the executive officer of the Municipal Committee are to be –

(a) determined by the Municipal Chairperson; and