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  4. Constitution Part 4 - Full Council rules of procedure

Constitution Part 4 - Full Council rules of procedure

In this section

  1. Annual meeting of Full Council
  2. Ordinary meetings of Full Council
  3. Extraordinary meetings
  4. Appointments of substitute elected members of committees and sub-committees
  5. Time and place of meetings
  6. Notice of and summons to meetings
  7. Quorum
  8. Duration of meetings
  9. Questions from the public
  10. Questions by elected members
  11. Motions on notice
  12. Motions without notice
  13. Rules of debate
  14. Previous decisions and motions
  15. Voting
  16. Minutes
  17. You are here: Record of attendance
  18. Exclusion of public
  19. Elected members' conduct
  20. Disturbance by public
  21. Elected member interests
  22. Suspension, amendment and interpretation of Council procedure rules
  23. Committees and sub-committees of the Council
  24. Application of procedure rules
  25. Reference to Council
  26. Appendix 1 - Requisition to call an Extraordinary Council
  27. Appendix 2 - Protocol on extraordinary meetings
  28. Appendix 3 - Council referral

Record of attendance

All Elected Members present during the whole or part of a meeting must sign their names on the attendance sheets before the conclusion of every meeting to assist with the record of attendance. 

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