HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0057.003 1996-1998 PROPOSED CHANGES
COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE
Page 1 - (1) insert - in the County Councilroom
Page 4 - (1) delete - In the absence of the chairperson,
the vice-chairperson shall preside. In the absence of the
vice-chairperson, the chairperson of the Committee on Finance
shall preside and; add - The Chair; delete - semicolon; add -
period; delete - however; add - Capital W; add - In the
absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the council
shall elect from among its members a temporary presiding
officer.
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Rule 4
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
1. Presiding Officer. The chairperson of the council shall
be the presiding officer of the council. [In the absence of the
chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall preside. In the absence
of the vice-chairperson, the chairperson of the Committee on
Finance shall preside and] The Chair shall have the right to vote
as other members[;], [however,] When the chairperson is
temporarily unable to perform his/her duties, the vice-chairperson
shall have all the powers and be subject to all the duties of such
chairperson. in the absence of the chairperson and vice
chairverson the council shall elect from among its members a
tPmnorarv vresidina officer
It shall be the duty of the chairperson:
(a) To open the meeting of the council at the appointed
hour by taking the chair and calling the meeting to
order.
(b) To announce the business before the council in the
order prescribed by the rules.
(c) To authenticate by his/her signature all acts of and
doings by the council when necessary.
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