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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT 2005 (NO 40 OF 2005) - SECT 14

14—Proceedings

        (1)         The presiding member will, if present at a meeting of the Board, preside at that meeting, and in the absence of that member, the members present (and voting) will decide who is to preside (and this person must be an ex officio member of the Board).

        (2)         3 of the 4 ex officio members of the Board constitute a quorum of the Board.

        (3)         Each ex officio member of the Board present at a meeting of the Board has 1 vote on a matter arising for decision at the meeting and, if these votes are equal, the member of the Board presiding at the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

        (4)         An appointed member of the Board does not have a vote at a meeting of the Board.

        (5)         A conference by telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Board will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a meeting of the Board at which the participating members are present if—

            (a)         notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by the Board for the purpose; and

            (b)         each participating member is capable of communicating with every other participating member during the conference.

        (6)         A proposed resolution of the Board becomes a valid decision of the Board despite the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Board if—

            (a)         notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the Board in accordance with procedures determined by the Board; and

            (b)         a majority of the ex officio members of the Board express concurrence in the proposed resolution by letter, facsimile transmission, e-mail or other written communication setting out the terms of the resolution.

        (7)         The Board must have accurate minutes kept of its meetings.

        (8)         Subject to this Act, the Board may determine its own procedures.



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