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6 - Chair of meeting

In this section

  1. 1
    1- Annual meeting of the county council
  2. 2
    2 - Ordinary meeting
  3. 3
    3 - Extraordinary meetings
  4. 4
    4 - Location and times of full Council meetings
  5. 5
    5 - Notice and summons to meetings
  6. 6
    6 - Chair of meeting
  7. 7
    7 - Quorum
  8. 8
    8 - Questions from the public
  9. 9
    9 - Questions by members
  10. 10
    10 - Notices of motion
  11. 11
    11 - Motions without notice
  12. 12
    12 - Rules of debate
  13. 13
    13 - Previous decisions and motions
  14. 14
    14 - Voting
  1. 15
    15 - Minutes
  2. 16
    16 - Record of attendance
  3. 17
    17 - Exclusion of the public
  4. 18
    18 - Members conduct
  5. 19
    19 - Members interests in contracts and other matters
  6. 20
    20 - Disturbance by the public
  7. 21
    21 - Photography and audio recordings of meetings
  8. 22
    22 - Electronic communication
  9. 23
    23 - Suspension and amendment of procedural standing orders
  10. 24
    24 - Authority of the chair
  11. 25
    25 - Group leaders and lead members
  12. 26
    26 - Application of procedural standing orders to other council bodies
  13. 27
    27 - Election of chair and vice-chair of committees
  14. 28
    28 - Appointment of substitute members of committee

The person presiding at the meeting may exercise any power or duty of the Chair. Where these Procedural Standing Orders apply to committee meetings, any reference to the Chair also includes the Chair of committees. 

Note: The Chair of the Council, at the beginning of their term of office, may choose to indicate how they wish to be addressed, according to personal preference.

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