S.L. 623.10 Art. 9Meetings of the Council and procedure.

(1) The meetings of the Council shall be called by the

Chairperson either on his own initiative or after accepting the request of any member of the Council and the Council shall meet at such times as it may itself decide:

Provided that the Council shall meet at least once every COUNCIL

calendar month.

(2) The quorum of the Council shall consist of the Chairperson or the deputy Chairperson and not less than half the number of the other members constituting the Council, at the time of the meeting.

(3) Decisions of the Council shall be taken by a simple majority of the members present at the meeting, and the Chairperson shall have an original vote and in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote.

(4) The Council may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership provided that a quorum is obtained.

(5) The minutes of each meeting must be kept by the Secretary and must be read and approved at the beginning of the following meeting. The minutes shall be made accessible to any person upon request to the Secretary.

(6) The Council shall otherwise regulate its own procedure.