5Convening council meetings

5 Convening council meetings

(1)  In this regulation –

majority, of councillors at a meeting, means a majority of councillors other than –

(a) the mayor; or

(b) in the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor acting as the mayor.

(2)  The mayor of a council may convene –

(a) an ordinary meeting of the council; and

(b) a special meeting of the council.

(3)  The general manager of an existing council is to convene the first ordinary meeting of the council following an ordinary election.

(4)  The Minister is to convene the first ordinary meeting of a newly established council.

(5)  An ordinary meeting of a council is to be held at least once in each month.

(6)  The general manager is to convene an ordinary meeting of a council if the mayor has not convened such a meeting in the previous calendar month.

(7)  The mayor of a council, or the general manager if the mayor has not done so, must convene a special meeting of the council –

(a) at the request of a majority of councillors; or

(b) if the council so determines.

(8)  A request for a special meeting of a council must –

(a) be in writing and signed by the councillors making the request; and

(b) include details of the subject matter and any motion to be dealt with by the meeting; and

(c) be lodged with the mayor.