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The Libraries Committee shall consist of nine members of the
Council, and three persons who are not members of the Council.
Ex-Officio Member of Committees.
31. The Mayor shall be an ex-officio member of all the
Standing Committees.
Election of Standing Committees.
32. The election of the Standing Committees shall take place
at the first ordinary meeting of the Council after the annual
meeting on the 9th November in each year, and the voting at such
election shall be by shew of hands or by ballot, as the Council
may from time to time determine.
Chairmen of Standing Committees.
33. No member of the Council shall be entitled to be
chairman of more than one Standing Committee, except the
Special Purposes Committee.
Members entitled to attend Committee Meetings.
34. The mover of any motion or amendment, the subject
matter whereof is referred to a Committee, shall, if not a member
of such Committee, be summoned to attend the meetings of the
Committee when the matter referred is considered, and shall be
entitled to be heard thereon.
35. Any member of the Council shall be entitled to attend
the meetings of any Committee of the Council, although not a
member of such Committee, and may take part in any discussion,
but will not be allowed to vote.
Non-attendance of Committee Members.
36. Any member of Committee absent from meetings for
three consecutive months shall, ipso facto, cease to be a member
of the Committee, and the chairman of the Committee shall
report the matter to the Council, which may reinstate such
member if it sees fit.
Appointment and Salaries of Officers.
37. The Committees shall recommend to the Council for
appointment any officers that may be required in their respective
departments, and the salaries of such officers; and any applications
for increase of salary shall be considered and reported
upon to the Council in the month of March.