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What does it mean?
Leaving a council chair vacant until constitutional change seems odd in modern times.
In plain terms
It’s strange to keep a council chair empty waiting for constitutional reform.
What can you take from it?
Find interim solutions rather than waiting for constitutional change.

Where it applies

  • local council meetings
  • policy implementation
  • administrative decisions

Putting it to work

  • appoint an acting chair
  • revise council bylaws

Questions to consider

  • What are the risks of appointing an interim leader?
  • How can governance continue amid reform?

Another view

Constitutional constraints may be legally binding.

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