Bill: Draft Standing Orders Speaker Election Resolution

[Julia_]

A
RESOLUTION
To
Amend the Standing Orders of the Third Council of Aventura​

RESOLVED by the Council of Aventura:

1 - Short Title
(1) This Resolution may be cited as the 'Standing Orders Speaker Election Resolution.'
(2) This Resolution has been authored by Councillor Julia Tempest.

2 - Reasons
(1) Under the current Standing Orders, only the Clerk of the Council may begin the speaker election.
(2) This may cause a problem when there is no available Clerk of the Council.
(3) This bill intends to add additional individuals when such circumstances occur.

3 - Amendments
(1) Section II(a) of the Standing Orders of Aventura is replaced with the following text:
"
(a) Upon vacancy, the Clerk, or if there is no none, the Mayor shall begin the election.
(b) Nominations last for 24 hours.
(i) The Clerk, or if there is none, the Mayor shall open nominations in "#council-floor".
"