Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006)RegulationsRegulations Regarding Older Persons, 2010Chapter 3 : Residential Facilities19. Meetings and minutes of residents' committee |
| (1) | The first meeting of a residents' committee must be held at the residential facility within 30 days of the election of the committee members, at which meeting a chairperson and vice chairperson must be appointed by all the members present, and thereafter meetings will be held monthly at the residential facility and at such times as the residents' committee determines. |
| (2) | The chairperson may at any time call a special meeting of the residents' committee or on a request in writing from at least three members of the committee. |
| (3) | All members must be notified in writing at least 10 days before every meeting of a residents' committee. |
| (4) | A quorum at any meeting of a residents' committee is formed by 50% plus one of all the members of the resident's committee. |
| (5) | Subject to subregulation (4), a decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting of the residents' committee constitutes a decision of the residents' committee and, in the event of an equality of votes in any matter, the person chairing the relevant meeting has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. |
| (6) | No decision taken by a residents' committee or any act performed under its authority, is invalid merely by reason of a vacancy on the committee. |
| (7) | If the chairperson and vice chairperson are for any reason unable to attend a meeting of the residents' committee, the members of the committee must elect any other member present to act as a chairperson for the meeting. |
| (8) | A residents' committee must keep minutes of its meetings and circulate copies of the minutes to its members and to the operator. |
| (9) | The minutes of a meeting, when signed at the next meeting by the person who chairs that meeting, are, in the absence of proof of error therein, regarded as a true and correct record of the proceedings. |