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time to which a meeting is adjourned for want of a quorum, by the Presiding Member to regain order, or by decision of the Council, may be to a specified hour on a particular day or to a time which coincides with the conclusion of another meeting or event on a particular day.

Part 16 - Committees of the council
16.1 Establishment and appointment of committees
A Committee is to be established on a motion setting out the proposed purpose and functions of the Committee and either—
       (a)  the names of the Elected Members, officers and other persons to be appointed to the Committee; or
       (b)  the number of Elected Members, officers and other persons to be appointed to the Committee and a provision that they be appointed by a separate motion.

16.2 Appointment of deputy committee members
    (1)  The Council may appoint one or more persons to be the deputy or deputies, as the case may be, to act on behalf of a committee member whenever that committee member is unable to be present at a meeting thereof and where two or more deputies are so appointed they are to have seniority in the order determined by the Council.
    (2) Where a committee member does not attend a meeting thereof a deputy of that committee member, selected according to seniority, is entitled to attend that meeting in place of the committee member and act for the committee member, and while so acting has all the powers of that committee member.
    (3) If a deputy has commenced to act in place of a committee member at a Committee meeting and the committee member attends the meeting, the committee member will not assume the seat and the deputy will continue to act as the committee member for the duration of that meeting
    (4)  Once a committee meeting has commenced a deputy member cannot assume the seat of a committee member who leaves the meeting.
    (5)  A deputy who is one of two or more deputies of a committee member is not entitled to attend a meeting of the Committee in place of that committee member if the meeting is attended by another deputy of that committee member who has precedence over that deputy in the order of seniority determined under subclause (1).
    (6)  A person who is a committee member is not eligible to be appointed a deputy for another committee member.

16.3 Presentation of committee reports
When the report or recommendations of a Committee are placed before the Council, the adoption of recommendations of the Committee is to be moved by;
       (a)  the Presiding Member of the Committee if the presiding member is an Elected Member and is in attendance;