7.01 Duties of the Speaker

7.01.01 The Speaker shall:

(a) be appointed by Council at the first regular meeting,

(b) be a voting member of Council only in the case of an equality of votes, in which case they shall vote in the negative, and is required to attend all council meetings,

(c) chair all meetings of the Council,

(d) hold the position of Chief Electoral Officer and oversee the holding and running of elections as specified in the Constitution,

(e) not run in an election during their term,

(f) ensure member attendance at Council meetings and hand out Perfect Attendance Awards at the Annual General Meeting, in conjunction with the Executive Administrator.