If the chair or any member of the committee or a co-opted member is absent without leave for three consecutive meetings or more than half the meetings in one year without leave from the committee, his or her position on the committee shall be taken to have been vacated. No person shall normally hold more than one position on the Committee at any one time. The committee may appoint sub-committees in which it may include persons of relevant experience or expertise who are not members of the committee. Executive The Executive of the Committee shall comprise the Chair, the Deputy Chair and one other member of the Committee. All decisions of the Executive must be reported to the next meeting of the Committee immediately following the decision having been made.
All members have one vote.
The Chair of the meeting shall have an ordinary vote and a casting vote. The Executive Officer does not have voting rights. All questions before the committee shall be decided by a simple majority of the members present and voting. The Chair shall ensure that as far as practicable all members have at least five working days written notice of the meetings of the committee and of the business to be transacted, except in any case of special urgency, when two days notice shall suffice. Quorum Ten members or one half plus one, whichever is the lesser, shall constitute a quorum.