Powers and duties of officers

(1) The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the council and in the absence of the Chairperson the deputy chairperson shall preside. (2) In the absence of both the Chairperson and deputy chairperson at any meeting, the officers present may elect one of their number to preside at that meeting. (3) The person presiding at any meeting of the council shall in addition to his original vote have a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes. (4) The powers and duties of the officers shall be such as may be assigned or delegated to them by the council. 15