South Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 58

58—Specific roles of principal member

        (1)         The role of the principal member of a council is—

            (a)         to preside at meetings of the council;

            (b)         if requested, to provide advice to the chief executive officer between council meetings on the implementation of a decision of the council;

            (c)         to act as the principal spokesperson of the council;

            (d)         to exercise other functions of the council as the council determines;

            (e)         to carry out the civic and ceremonial duties of the office of principal member.

        (2)         Subsection (1)(c) does not apply in circumstances where a council has appointed another member to act as its principal spokesperson.