(1) The Chairperson or Mayor of a Council shall preside at meetings of a Council.
(2) If the Chairperson or Mayor is absent from a meeting but the Deputy Chairperson or Deputy Mayor is present, the Deputy Chairperson or Deputy Mayor shall preside.
(3) If the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson or the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, as the case may be, are absent from a meeting of a Council, the members shall select a member present at the meeting to preside.