29. The Council of the Community consists, in addition to the chairman of the executive committee, of representatives from the municipalities mentioned in Schedules A, B and D, chosen from among the members of the councils of those municipalities in the manner hereinafter described.
Every municipality having a population of 15,000 inhabitants or more is entitled to one representative for each portion of 15,000 inhabitants; the mayor of that municipality is, exofficio, a representative; if necessary, any other representative of that municipality shall be appointed by resolution of its council, a copy of which shall be sent to the secretary of the Community.
Every municipality having a population of less than 15,000 inhabitants is entitled to one representative; the mayor shall be that representative, exofficio.
For the purposes of Title II, only the representatives of the municipalities mentioned in Schedule B shall vote, for the purposes of sections 126 to 137, only the representatives of the municipalities mentioned in Schedule D shall vote and for the purposes of section 94.2, only the representatives of the municipalities governed by the Municipal Code (chapter C-27.1) shall vote. For all other purposes, only the representatives of the municipalities mentioned in Schedule A shall vote.
The chairman of the executive committee may vote on any question submitted to the Council.
If the representative of a municipality refuses or is unable to act, its council shall appoint another of its members by a resolution, a copy of which must be sent to the secretary of the Community before the meeting.
Nevertheless, once a delegate is attending a meeting of the Council, he cannot be replaced at such meeting while it lasts.
For the application of this section, the population of a municipality is that which is determined under section 7 of the Cities and Towns Act (chapter C-19) or under article 26 of the Municipal Code (chapter C-27.1), as the case may be.
1969, c. 83, s. 39; 1971, c. 88, s. 7; 1978, c. 103, s. 10; 1983, c. 57, s. 87; 1984, c. 32, s. 9.