(1) At the opening of each Annual Meeting the Chair/Deputy Chair shall ask the Clerk to invite nominations for the positions of Chair and Deputy Chair and the Joint Authority shall then elect a Chair and Deputy Chair from its members. Such appointment shall continue until the election of a new Chair and Deputy Chair at the next following Annual Meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, this procedure will not remove the requirement for the member pursuant to these Standing Orders and the Local Government Act 1985 entitled to preside at the meeting to exercise a casting vote in accordance with paragraph (3) below.
(2) On a vacancy arising in the office of Chair or Deputy Chair for whatever reason, the Joint Authority shall as soon as possible elect a replacement for the remainder of the year in which such vacancy occurred.
(3) In the case of an equality of votes in respect of the appointment of a Chair of the Joint Authority the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote in addition to any other vote he/she may have.
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