No quorum, procedure if (Act s. 5.25(1)(c))
8 No quorum, procedure if (Act s. 5.25(1)(c))
If a quorum has not been established within the 30 minutes after a council or committee meeting is due to begin then the meeting can be adjourned —
in the case of a council, by the mayor or president or if the mayor or president is not present at the meeting, by the deputy mayor or deputy president; or
in the case of a committee, by the presiding member of the committee or if the presiding member is not present at the meeting, by the deputy presiding member; or
if no person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), as the case requires, is present at the meeting, by a majority of members present; or
if only one member is present, by that member; or
if no member is present or if no member other than the CEO is present, by the CEO or a person authorised by the CEO.
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