1964_CHURCH_OF_ENGLAND_TRUST_(CHURCH_COUNCILS)_REGULATIONS — Page 8

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Church of England Trust (Church Councils) Regulations.

[1970 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Notice of motion.

Quorum and agenda.

Order of business.

Short notice for emergency meetings,

Place of meeting.

Vote of majority to decide.

Casting vote.

Minutes.

Adjournments.

Secretary of council.

meeting, and signed by or on behalf of the chairman of the church council or the persons convening the meeting, shall be posted at or near the principal door of the church.

4. Notices of motion may be sent in writing to the secretary by any member of the church council at any time. Not less than seven days before the meeting a notice thereof specifying the time and place of the meeting signed by or on behalf of the secretary shall be sent to every member of the church council. Such notice shall contain the agenda of the meeting including any motion of which notice has been received by the secretary.

5. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of a church council unless at least one-third of the full number of members are present thereat, and no business which is not specified in the agenda shall be transacted at any meeting except by the consent of three-quarters of the members present at the meeting.

6. The business of a meeting of a church council shall be transacted in the order set forth in the agenda unless the church council by resolution otherwise determines.

7. In case of sudden emergency and other special circumstances requiring immediate action by a church council a meeting may be convened by the chair- man at not less than three days' notice in writing to the members of the church council concerned, but the quorum for the transaction of any business at such meeting shall be a majority of the then existing members of the church council concerned and no business shall be transacted at such meeting except such as is specified in the notice convening the meeting.

8. The meetings of a church council shall be held at such place as the church council may direct or in the absence of such direction as the chairman may direct.

9. Subject to the foregoing rules any motion proposed by any member of a church council present at a meeting shall be submitted to the meeting and shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting thereon.

10. In case of an equal division of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

11. The names of the members present at any meeting of a church council shall be recorded in the minutes, and the names of those voting on each question on which a division is taken if the members composing either the majority or the minority so require shall be recorded so as to show how the vote of each member was given:

Provided nevertheless that the vote on any question shall be by ballot if the meeting so decides.

12. Any meeting of a church council may adjourn its proceedings to such time as may be determined at such meeting and to any place authorized under rule 8.

13. A church council may appoint one of its number to act as secretary of the church council without remuneration. If no member is appointed so to act the church council shall appoint some other fit person with such remunera- tion (if any) as it may think fit. The secretary shall have charge of the electoral roll and of all documents relating to current business of the church council. He shall be responsible for keeping the minutes and shall record all resolutions passed by the church council and shall keep the secretary of the Diocesan Conference informed as to his address.