Rule 24: Election of Section 79 committee chairpersons

Rule 24 governs how chairpersons of Section 79 committees (such as Public Safety, Health and Social Development, GEYODI, and the Rules Committee) are elected when a post is vacant. Parties submit nominations to the Speaker before the next scheduled Council meeting, and a nomination that arrives after the meeting has started cannot be accepted. Nominations are made on a form with a proposer and seconder, and voting is by show of hands, not the Schedule 3 procedure. Council can also resolve by motion, for example after a vote of no confidence, that a vacancy be filled under this rule.

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The rule's own words

Election of Section 79 Committee Chairpersons Political parties may submit nominations to the Speaker at any time before the next scheduled Council meeting.

As quoted in the City's signed minutes.

How the minutes record it

Councillor Christians (DA) rose on Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council and said that the recommendations were quite substantive and they were not allowed the opportunity to have them in writing, and they do not agree with some recommendations and he wanted to record the DA's opposition as follows: Item 20: they object to recommendation 2.
Signed minutes, Wednesday, 22 February 2023
The Speaker informed Councillors that the election of the Chairpersons of the Public Safety, Finance, and Environment & Infrastructure Services Committees would be conducted in accordance with Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Monday, 29 September 2025
The Speaker informed Councillors that the election of the Chairperson of the Rules Committee will be conducted in accordance with Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Tuesday, 2 September 2025
The Speaker requested Council to note that the election of the Section 79 Chairpersons will be conducted in accordance with Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Thursday, 30 January 2025
The Speaker indicated that the Elections of the Section 79 Chairpersons will be done in accordance with Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Wednesday, 27 November 2024
The Speaker requested Council to note the Election of the Section 79 Chairpersons will be done in accordance with Rule 24 of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Every meeting whose minutes cite it (15)

Heard in the chamber

26 August 2026, 01:06:21
We are now on item six, and that is the election of the Chairperson of the Finance Section 79 Committee in terms of Rule 24 of the standing rules and orders of council.
26 August 2026, 01:06:36
Thank you, thank you, colleagues. Um... Please note that the elections of the Chairperson of the Section 79 Finance Committee will be conducted in accordance with Rule 24 of the standing rules and orders of council. In this instance, voting shall be by show of hands on the basis that the aforesaid position are not part of Schedule 3