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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1988.

ABSENCE OF THIS NATURE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATION THE BOARD, HE SAID.

OF

THAT DISTRICT OF THE BOARD PRIOR ΤΟ THE

"IN VIEW OF THIS, THE AMENDMENT BILL STIPULATES BOARD MEMBERS MUST OBTAIN THE APPROVAL COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH ABSENCE, HE NOTED.

COULD ILLNESS,

IN THE CASE OF PROLONGED ILLNESS, RETROSPECTIVE APPROVAL BE SOUGHT WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW MEASURE, THE BILL SEEKS TO GIVE A CLEAR DEFINITION OF A DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.

ALSO

MEETING REFERS ONLY "UNDER THE BILL, A DISTRICT BOARD

TO A NOT INCLUDE A MEETING OF ANY MEETING OF THE BOARD ITSELF AND DOES COMMITTEE SET UP BY THE BOARD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ALSO AMENDS THE OFFICER TO PRESIDE A NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE

APART FROM THESE TWO MAIN CHANGES, THE BILL DISTRICT BOARDS ORDINANCE TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT AT ANY MEETING OF A DISTRICT BOARD AT WHICH BOARD IS TO BE ELECTED.

THE PRESENT ORDINANCE ENABLES THE DISTRICT OFFICER TO PRESIDE ONLY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW TERM OF A DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE

CHAIRMAN. IT DOES ELECTING THE BOARD PURPOSE OF

CATER FOR NOT AND A NEW OR SITUATIONS WHEN THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN IS VACATED

OF A DISTRICT TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN HAS TO BE ELECTED DURING THE BOARD.

TERM

It

BEEN CONSULTED ON THE MEMBERS OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS HAD

THE REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT MAIN AMENDMENTS DURING

ADMINISTRATION

SCHEME IN EARLY 1987.

THE BILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 27.

INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE

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