14Abandoned meetings

14 Abandoned meetings

(1)  If a quorum is not present within half an hour after a meeting is scheduled to start, the meeting is to be abandoned.

(2)  If a council meeting is abandoned under subregulation (1) , the general manager is to record the following details as the minutes of that meeting, even though business could not be transacted at that meeting:

(a) the absence of a quorum;

(b) the abandonment of the meeting and the time of abandonment;

(c) the names of the councillors present at the time of abandonment.

(3)  If a council meeting is abandoned, the mayor –

(a) within 14 days after the abandonment of the meeting, is to convene another council meeting to deal with the business that was to be dealt with at the abandoned meeting; and

(b) is to provide notice of the new meeting in accordance with regulation 9 .

(4)  If 3 consecutive council meetings have been abandoned, the general manager must report the matter to the Minister.