URBAN COUNCILS ACT Chapter 29:15 (2) Subject to section one hundred and eighteen, a member shall hold office on such conditions as the Minister may fix at the time of his appointment or otherwise. (3) A retiring member shall be eligible for reappointment as a member. 118 Allowances of members of Local Government Board A member shall be paid such allowances, if any, as the Minister may fix for members from time to time for members generally. 119 Vacation of office by members of Local Government Board (1) A member may resign his office at any time by giving the Minister such notice of his intention to resign as may be fixed in his conditions of service in terms of section one hundred and seventeen or, if no such period has been fixed, after the expiry of thirty days after the date he gives such notice or after the expiry of such other period of notice as he and the Minister may agree. (2) A member shall be deemed to have resigned his office as a member and his office shall become vacant if— (a) he accepts nomination for election to Parliament or becomes a member of Parliament; or (b) he becomes ineligible in terms of paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subsection (6) of section one hundred and sixteen for appointment to the Local Government Board. 120 Removal of members of Local Government Board from office (1) A member shall not be removed from office except in terms of this section. (2) The Minister may remove a member from office on the grounds of— (a) inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause; or (b) misconduct; or (c) failure to comply with any of the conditions of his office fixed by the Minister in terms of section one hundred and seventeen. 121 Filling of vacancies on Local Government Board On the death of, or on the vacation of office, by a member, the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in accordance with subsection (2) of section one hundred and sixteen. 122 Meetings of Local Government Board (1) The chairman of the Local Government Board shall, whenever he considers it to be necessary, convene a meeting of the Board. (2) The quorum at any meeting of the Local Government Board shall be four members. (3) If, at a meeting of the Local Government Board, both the Chairman and the viceChairman are absent, the members present may appoint another member to preside at that meeting. (4) Any question arising at a meeting of the Local Government Board shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (5) The chairman of the Local Government Board may, with the approval of the other members, invite any person with special knowledge or experience of any matter under consideration to attend a meeting of the Board, but such person shall not vote on any question before the Board. (6) The Local Government Board may regulate the proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit, and shall keep minutes of such proceedings. 123 Functions of Local Government Board (1) The functions of the Local Government Board shall be— (a) to provide guidance for the general organization and control of employees in the service of councils; and (b) to ensure the general well-being and good administration of councils staff and the maintenance thereof in a high state of efficiency; and 43