Section 22: District committees and membership rules
22.District committees and functions
(1)A district council may appoint such standing committees as ire necessary not exceeding the number of secretaries for the efficient performance of its functions.
(2)The chairperson of a committee under this section and the members of the committee shall be elected by simple majority through secret ballot from the members of the council who are not members of the executive committee.
(3)A council member shall not belong to more than one committee.
(4)The members of the district executive committee, or councillors who are not members of a standing committee, may take part in the proceedings of a committee under this section but shall have no right to vote or claim allowances.
Plain English Summary
A district council can create standing committees to perform its functions, but only as many as the number of secretaries allows. Committee chairperso...
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