Membership of the joint committee and voting rights5
1
The joint committee shall consist of—
a
three members appointed by Lincolnshire County Council;
b
three members appointed by Boston Borough Council;
c
three members appointed by South Holland District Council; and
d
such number of co-opted members as may be nominated pursuant to paragraph (4).
2
The members appointed by the constituent authorities who are present at a meeting of the joint committee shall be entitled to vote at that meeting on any question falling to be decided at that meeting.
3
Each constituent authority shall nominate three substitutes; and where paragraph 5(6)(c) of the Schedule applies, a substitute shall be entitled to vote at the meeting on any question which falls to be decided at that meeting.
4
The joint committee may, if all existing joint committee members agree, invite other bodies to participate in proceedings of the joint committee; and each body that accepts such an invitation shall nominate one of its members to be a co-opted member of the joint committee.
5
The joint committee may appoint observers who may attend and participate in meetings of the joint committee.
6
Co-opted members and observers shall not be entitled to vote at any meetings of the joint committee on any question which falls to be decided at that meeting.
7
Voting members and substitutes shall be entitled to recovery from the constituent authority by which they are appointed or nominated (as the case may be) any expenses incurred in connection with the discharge of the joint committee’s functions.