Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024
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Membership of council | ||
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17. (1) The Mayor shall be, ex officio, a member of Limerick City and County Council. | ||
(2) Subject to subsection (5) and without prejudice to section 44 and Schedule 10 (as modified by this Act) of the Principal Act, the Mayor shall be entitled to— | ||
(a) attend, speak and participate in discussions at meetings of Limerick City and County Council, and | ||
(b) exercise a vote in relation to any motion, matter or question that comes before the elected council. | ||
(3) The Mayor shall be entitled to attend, speak and participate in discussions at meetings of the municipal district members (within the meaning of section 22B of the Principal Act) of Limerick City and County Council but shall not be entitled to exercise a vote in relation to any motion, matter or question that comes before the municipal district members at any such meeting. | ||
(4) A member of the elected council attending a meeting of Limerick City and County Council may ask questions of the Mayor in relation to the performance by him or her of his or her functions and the Mayor shall answer such questions. | ||
(5) The Mayor shall not have a vote in relation to a motion or resolution under Part 7 or under section 132, 138, 139 or 140 of the Principal Act (as modified by this Act). | ||
(6) Removal of the members of Limerick City and County Council by the Minister in accordance with section 216 of the Principal Act shall not operate to— | ||
(a) remove the person who for the time being holds the office of Mayor from that office, or | ||
(b) prevent the Mayor from performing the functions (other than the functions performable by him or her as a member of the elected council) conferred on him or her by this Act. |