(1) A Committee shall elect one of its members to be Chairperson of the Committee.
(2) In the event of the absence of the Chairperson of a
Committee from a meeting of the Committee, the members present shall elect one
of their number to preside at the meeting during the absence of the
Chairperson, and the member so elected shall have and may exercise and
perform, during the absence of the Chairperson, all the powers and functions
of the Chairperson.