Meetings of the Corporation
11.—(1) The Corporation must meet at least once in every term, and hold other meetings as may be necessary.
(2) The first meeting of the Corporation must be called by any four members who must, at least five working days before the date of the meeting, send a written notice and a copy of the proposed agenda to the other members.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), all meetings of the Corporation must be called by the Clerk, who must, at least five working days before the date of the meeting, send a written notice and a copy of the proposed agenda to the members.
(4) If it is proposed to consider at any meeting of the Corporation the remuneration, conditions of service, conduct, suspension, dismissal or retirement of the Clerk, the Chair must, at least five working days before the date of the meeting, send a copy of the agenda item concerned together with any relevant documents to the members.
(5) A special meeting of the Corporation may be called at any time by the Chair or at the written request of any five members. Where the Chair or, in the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair so directs on the ground that there are matters demanding urgent consideration, the notice convening the meeting and the proposed agenda may be given within less than five working days.
(6) Every member must act in the best interests of the Corporation and accordingly may not be bound in speaking and voting by mandates given by any other body or person.