Proceedings of a commons councilE+W
11.—(1) A commons council must appoint from among its members a chairperson, secretary and treasurer, and may appoint such other officers as it thinks necessary.
(2) The appointment of the officers of a commons council in an event specified in sub-paragraph (3) must be made at the first meeting of the council after that event.
(3) The events referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are—
(a)the establishment of the council;
(b)the election, appointment or co-option of its members at the beginning of a new term in accordance with paragraph 5; and
(c)in the case of an appointment to replace an officer whose term of office has expired, the expiry of that term.
(4) The period for which an officer of a commons council is appointed is to be determined by the council, but must not exceed the term for which that officer has been elected, appointed or co-opted as a member of the council.
(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), each officer appointed under this paragraph is to continue in office until the appointment of a successor, unless that officer resigns from the position or ceases to be a member of the commons council.
(6) Upon a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chairperson, secretary or treasurer, a commons council must appoint a successor in that office at its next meeting, and, where the office vacated is that of chairperson, any other officer may call a meeting for that purpose.