Who may call meetings

(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, a meeting of the Council shall be convened by the Mayor, or in the absence of the Mayor, by the Deputy Mayor. (2) Any Seven members of the Council may at any time request the Mayor to call a meeting. If the mayor refuses to call a meeting after a requisition for that purpose signed by seven members of the Council has been presented to the Mayor, any seven members of the Council may, on the expiration of the said seven days, convene a meeting. (3) If the Mayor, without so refusing, does not within seven days after such request, convene a meeting, any seven members of the Council may, on the expiration of the said seven days, convene a meeting. (4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this regulation, the Minister may at any time convene a special meeting of the Council if he is of the opinion that such a meeting is necessary to discuss a matter of urgent public concern, and in 124 Belize City Council every such case, the Minister may direct the City Administrator to issue notice of an agenda for the meeting as if the meeting had been called by the Mayor.