SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Fabric Advisory Committees
Membership
1
The fabric advisory committee shall consist of—
a
b
not less than three nor more than five members appointed by the Commission after consultation with the F9Chapter, being persons having special knowledge with respect to the care and maintenance of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest and a particular interest in the cathedral church concerned.
2
The committee shall appoint a chairman from among its members.
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The dean of the cathedral, the administrator of the cathedral and such other members of the Chapter as the Chapter, after consulting the fabric advisory committee, considers appropriate, shall be entitled to attend, and to speak, at meetings of the committee or such meetings of the committee as may be specified by the Chapter, but no such person shall be entitled to vote.
4
5
No person who holds any paid office in the Commission shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the committee.
6
The members of the committee shall hold office for a period of five years but shall be eligible for reappointment.
7
The committee shall appoint some person, whether or not a member of the committee, to be secretary of the committee F6, provided that, in the case of a member of the Chapter or a person who is employed or holds paid office in the cathedral, the committee shall have particular regard to the question whether there is any conflict of interests which would make it inappropriate to appoint that person as the secretary.
8
Any expenses properly incurred by a member of the committee for the purposes of this Measure shall be reimbursed by the F7Chapter of the cathedral.
Casual vacancies
9
Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the committee, the body which appointed the person whose place is to be filled may F8after carrying out the like consultation as was required when the appointment was made appoint a person to fill the vacancy, and any person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he is appointed.
Procedure
10
The quorum of the committee shall be—
a
six members, if the membership of the committee is ten;
b
five members, if the membership of the committee is eight;
c
four members, if the membership of the committee is six.
11
Subject to paragraph 10 above, the committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.
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The business of the committee shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting thereon and, in the event of an equal division of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
12
The committee shall hold not less than two meetings each year, and if three or more members, by notice sent to the secretary of the committee, request that a special meeting be held, such a meeting shall be held within four weeks of the sending of that notice.
13
The secretary of the committee shall place on the agenda for the next meeting any matter requested by any member of the committee.
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15
Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the committee shall have power to regulate its own procedure.