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<br />THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX <br /> <br />BY-LAW # 08-2010 <br /> <br />A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE RULES GOVERNING <br />THE ORDER AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE <br />COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE <br />COUNTY OF ESSEX <br /> <br />WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the County of <br />Essex has adopted By-law #61-2007 which sets out Rules of <br />Order and Proceedings for Council, hereinafter referred to as <br />the Procedure By-law; <br /> <br />AND WHEREAS it is necessary from time to time to amend <br />such Rules of Order and Proceedings to reflect the wishes of <br />the Council of the day; <br /> <br />AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to consolidate <br />amendments to the Procedure By-law into one consolidated <br />Procedure By-law; <br /> <br />THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the County <br />of Essex enacts as follows: <br /> <br />1 . INAUGURAL MEETING OF COUNCIL <br /> <br />The Council shall, in each term, at its first meeting at <br />which a majority of all the members are present, elect <br />one of the members of Council to be County Warden. <br /> <br />The election of the County Warden shall be conducted by <br />the Clerk or, in his/her absence, the Deputy Clerk/CAO <br />(hereinafter referred to as the "Chairperson"). <br /> <br />The election shall proceed in the following manner: <br /> <br />a) Candidates for County Warden shall be determined by <br />a roll call process wherein those who aspire to the <br />position of County Warden shall make their <br />intentions known. <br /> <br />b) The Chairperson will request from Council the <br />authority for, or directions for, the appointment <br />of scrutineers. <br />