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Mayoral programme
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31. (1) The Mayor shall, within the period of 4 months from the commencement of his or her term of office, prepare and publish a programme (to be known, and in this Part referred to, as the “Mayoral programme”) setting out the key objectives and priorities for his or her term of office.
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(2) The Mayor shall, in preparing the Mayoral programme, take account of the statutory obligations of Limerick City and County Council and any relevant policies or objectives for the time being of the Government or any Minister of the Government.
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(3) The Mayor shall present a draft of the Mayoral programme for consideration by the elected council at an ordinary meeting held before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (1).
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(4) Not less than 14 days before the day on which the ordinary meeting referred to in subsection (3) is to be held, the meetings administrator shall send a copy of the draft of the Mayoral programme to every member of the elected council.
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(5) The Mayor shall, before finalising the Mayoral programme, consider any comments or observations made at the meeting referred to in subsection (3) by members of the elected council in relation to the draft of the Mayoral programme.
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(6) As soon as practicable after the meeting referred to in subsection (3), and in any event within the period referred to in subsection (1), the Mayor shall finalise the Mayoral programme and a copy of it shall be—
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(a) provided to the elected council and the director general,
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(b) published on the website of Limerick City and County Council,
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(c) made available at the principal offices of Limerick City and County Council, where it may be inspected by any member of the public during normal opening hours and purchased at a price not exceeding the reasonable cost of reproduction, and
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(d) furnished to the Minister.
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