59Role and functions of principal member and deputy or acting

59 Role and functions of principal member and deputy or acting principal member (1) In addition to the role of a member mentioned in section 44, the principal member of a council has the following functions: (a) to chair meetings of the council; (b) to speak on behalf of the council as the council's principal representative;

Local Government Act 2019 41 (c) to liaise with the CEO about the performance of the council's and CEO's functions; (d) to promote behaviour among the members of the council that meets the standards set out in the code of conduct; (e) to lead the council to undertake regular review of the performance of the CEO. (2) In addition to the role of a member mentioned in section 44, the role of the deputy principal member of a council is to carry out any of the principal member's functions when the principal member: (a) delegates the functions to the deputy; or (b) is absent from official duties because of illness or for some other reason. (3) If the principal member is absent from official duties and there is no deputy principal member or the deputy is not available to act in the principal member's position, the council may, by resolution, appoint another member of the council to act in the principal member's position for a specified period or until the principal member resumes official duties.