Meetings and proceedings of council

(1) A council shall meet once at least in each quarter and at such other times as may be fixed by the rules or when convened by the chairperson or other members under subsection (2) of this section. 16 (2) Any three officers of a council may present a signed requisition to the Chairperson to convene a special meeting for a particular purpose, and if the Chairperson refuses to do so or fails to convene a meeting within seven days, the requisitionists may, immediately upon the refusal or upon the expiration of the seven days, as the case may be, inform the other members and proceed to convene the meeting. (3) The quorum at a meeting of the council shall be four. (4) The council may invite public officers, non-government organizations or other persons or bodies to attend any meeting to assist in its deliberations, but such invited persons shall have no right to vote. (5) Without prejudice to a council’s power to invite the persons referred to in subsection (4) of this section to attend council meetings, all meetings of a council shall be open to the public unless directed otherwise by the Chairperson.