(1) Each local
government is to have an elected council as its governing body.
(2) The offices on the
council of the local government of a city or town are those of the mayor, the
deputy mayor and the councillors.
(3) The offices on the
council of the local government of a shire are those of the president, the
deputy president and the councillors.
(4) The Governor may,
by order, appoint a person to be the commissioner of a local government until
the offices of members of the council are filled for the first time and the
council holds its first meeting.