12Chairperson

12 Chairperson

(1)  The mayor or, in the mayor’s absence, the deputy mayor, is the chairperson of a council meeting.

(2)  If both the mayor and the deputy mayor are not present at a council meeting, the councillors present are to elect one of the councillors present to be the chairperson of that meeting.

(3)  A council may –

(a) elect a member of a council committee as chairperson of that council committee; or

(b) delegate that power of election to the members of the council committee.

(4)  If the chairperson is absent from a council committee meeting, the councillors present who are members of that council committee are to elect one of their members present to be the chairperson of that meeting.

(5)  If the chairperson has moved or seconded a motion, the chairperson is to vacate the chair until the motion has been dealt with.