The Council desires to emphasize that there is nothing in the proposed new rules which in any way limits the right of Ratepayers to discuss any municipal topic ór propose any resolution in relation thereto.
Under the new rules, 24 hours' notice is required of any questions which Ratepayers intend to ask. The object of this is to enable the Council to give prompt and full answers to such questions.
Finally, it should be pointed out that provision is made in the proposed rules for any Ratepayer to move without debate that any question be now put. The object of this is to make it clear that Ratepayers have the full right to control their own. meetings.
As has been previously stated, the other changes made are not changes of substance but are directed to clarin fication and regularization of pro-which a meeting has been called the Chairman of the Council shall call the meeting, to order and the business of the meeting shall be proceeded with in the order mentioned in the final notice under the hand of the Secretary of the Council and published in the Municipal Gazette or public press ing the resolutions to be brought forward at the meeting, but this order may be varied by the votes of a majority of the Ratepayers present.
3. No resolution shall be submitted to an Annual unless a copy of the resolution has been lodged with the Secretary of the Council not less than three clear days (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) before the date for which the meeting has been convened.
A copy of such resolution shall be published in the Municipal Gazette or public press by the Council on the day before and the day or days of the meeting.
is map ce, Solution the passing of the or the Resolution proposing the adoption of the Budget for the ensuing year, has been lodged with the Secretary of the Council not less than three clear '& (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) before tne date for which the meeting has been convened and (b) the proposed amendment in the LX the pr ne involves some Provided that nothing in this Rule of an t which is directly
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