Standing Rules and Orders of Council
Rule 77: Presiding officer may order councillor to withdraw
Rule 77(1) lets the Speaker, or whoever chairs a committee meeting, order a councillor to leave the meeting immediately and stay out for the rest of that meeting. The passage shows it used when a councillor is asked to withdraw so Council can proceed with its business. A separate Rule 77A deals with ordering a councillor to withdraw a statement, not to leave.
Plain-English summary written with AI from how the City's minutes quote and use the rule. The official text is not published by the City.
The rule's own words
Councillor ordered to withdraw. 77 (1) The Councillor presiding over the Council or chairing a committee meeting may order a Councillor to withdraw immediately from a meeting for the remainder of that meeting.
As quoted in the City's signed minutes.
How the minutes record it
The Speaker referred to Rule 77(1) of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council, reading it as follows: "Councillor ordered to withdraw.
Signed minutes, Tuesday, 19 March 2024Councillor Munyayi to Rule 77A of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council which states: “77A The Speaker, in the case of Council meeting or the Chairperson in the case of a Committee of Council, shall have the power to order any Councillor to withdraw any statements uttered in a Council or Committee meeting, if the statement is found to contravene the provisions of Rule 70.”
Signed minutes, Wednesday, 22 March 2023