Section 26: Forming executive committees of lower local councils
26.Composition of executive committee of lower local government council
(1)A lower local government council shall have an executive committee nominated by the chairperson from among the members of the council and approved by simple majority of all the members of the council voting.
(2)The executive committee shall consist of—
(a)the chairperson;
(b)the vice chairperson;
(c)such number of secretaries, not exceeding three, as the council may determine.
(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), the members of the executive committee shall not exceed one-third of all the members of the council.
(4)At least one of the offices of secretaries referred to in subsection (2)(c) shall be held by a female.
(5)The chairperson shall assign one of the secretaries to be responsible for health and children welfare and another for persons with disabilities and older persons.
Plain English Summary
The chairperson of a lower local government council nominates members for the executive committee from among the council members. These nominees must ...
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