100Postponement of meeting

100 Postponement of meeting (1) If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes of the start time for the meeting of an audit committee, a council, a council committee or a local authority, the following may postpone a meeting to a time later on the same day: (a) the chairperson; (b) if the chairperson is not present but 2 or more members are present – the majority of members present; (c) if the chairperson is not present and fewer than 2 members are present – the CEO or a person authorised by the CEO. (2) If a meeting is postponed under subsection (1), the CEO must, in writing, record the fact that the meeting was postponed and the record must be published on the council's website. (3) If it is impracticable for a meeting to be postponed to a time later on the same day under subsection (1), the CEO may postpone the meeting for up to 21 days. (4) The person who postpones a meeting under subsection (1) or (3) must ensure, as far as practicable, that each member receives notice of the postponement and of the time and place to which the meeting has been postponed. (5) If a meeting is postponed under subsection (3), the notice of the postponement and of the time and place to which the meeting has been postponed must be, within the timeframe prescribed by regulation, published on the council's website.