URBAN COUNCILS ACT Chapter 29:15 (a) to inquire into and report upon the manner in which the finances of the council, its assets and human resources are being used; (b) to ascertain whether the funds and assets of the council are applied to the purposes intended and are consistent with any regulations and standing orders issued by the council, or the Minister, as the case may be; (c) to call for information, explanations and evidence in respect of any matters in respect of which the auditors have made observations; (d) to receive and consider reports of internal and external auditors and make appropriate recommendations to the council; (e) to recommend to the council appropriate methods of investment of moneys, and custody of any other properties of the council. (2) The audit committee shall report its proceedings only to the council: Provided that where the Minister requests a report of such committee, the committee shall comply with such request. (3) The council shall pay due regard to any recommendation made by the audit committee in terms of paragraph (e) of subsection (1), but shall not be obliged to act in accordance with any such recommendation. 99 Executive committee may appoint sub-committees The executive committee may, subject to such conditions as it may impose and with the consent of the council concerned, appoint one or more sub-committees for a specific task: Provided that the appointment of a sub-committee shall not divest the executive committee of its powers in relation to any matter that has not been decided by that sub-committee. 100 Special committees (1) A special committee may at any time be appointed— (a) by the executive committee; or (b) by a council: subject to the following provisions— (i) that committee shall be appointed for a specific task and once that committee has submitted a report thereon it shall be dissolved unless reconstituted by the executive committee or council for further investigation or consideration in connection with the original task; (ii) that committee shall be composed of councillors or councillors and persons who are not councillors and any such member of that special committee shall be entitled to exercise a vote; (iii) the chairman of that committee shall be a councillor; (iv) the quorum at any meeting of that committee shall be formed by such number of members as the executive committee or council may determine; (v) a person who is not a councillor shall not be appointed or continue in his appointment as a member of that committee if he would, if he were a councillor, be disqualified in terms of paragraphs (b) to (f) of subsection (1) of section forty-one from being nominated as or continuing in office as a councillor; (vi) no powers shall be delegated by the executive committee or council to that committee; (vii) the executive committee or the council, as the case may be, shall direct whether that committee is to report back to the executive committee or council or whether it is to report to a standing committee nominated by the executive committee. (2) A special committee shall consist of such number of members, being not less than three, as the executive committee or council, as the case may be, may determine. (3) A special committee shall report its proceedings and make recommendations as directed in terms of subparagraph (vii) of subsection (1). (4) A special committee— 35