25Election of Mayor

25 Election of Mayor (1) At a Council meeting that is open to the public, the Councillors must elect a Councillor to be the Mayor of the Council. S. 25(2) amended by No. 23/2024 s. 39. (2) Subject to sections 147 and 167, any Councillor is eligible for election or re‑election to the office of Mayor. (3) The election of the Mayor must— (a) be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer; and (b) subject to this section, be conducted in accordance with the Governance Rules. (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the Mayor must be elected by an absolute majority of the Councillors. (5) If an absolute majority of the Councillors cannot be obtained at the meeting, the Council may resolve to conduct a new election at a later specified time and date. (6) If only one Councillor is a candidate for Mayor, the meeting must declare that Councillor to be duly elected as Mayor. (7) In this section, ***absolute majority*** means the number of Councillors which is greater than half the total number of the Councillors of a Council.