Standing Rules and Orders of Council
Rule 57: Time limit for resuming council meeting
The passage shows that Rule 57(1) sets a regulated time by which the Speaker must resume or start the meeting, and a councillor objected that the meeting resumed 3 minutes after that time. The passage does not state the rule's exact wording, the length of the time limit, or any consequences for being late, so those details are unclear.
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How the minutes record it
Councillor Meyers (DA) addressed Council and referred to Rule 57(1) of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council which states that: "Quorum at beginning of the meeting If, at the expiry of 20 minutes after the time set in the Notice in terms of Rule 55 for the commencement of a Council or Committee meeting a quorum is not constituted, the meeting shall be adjourned, unless it is decided, with the unanimous consent of the Councillors present, to allow for further time not exceeding 10 minutes, in order to enable a quorum to be present."
Signed minutes, Friday, 12 May 2023He noted that the Speaker resumed the meeting at 10:23, which was 3 minutes after the regulated time in terms of Rule 57(1) of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council.
Signed minutes, Tuesday, 14 May 2024