The term of office of the associate mayor chairing the Local Finance Committee and his or her deputy is the same as their term of office as mayor.
The deputy mayor of the associate mayor chairing the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia represents him/her if he/she is absent or unable to attend and replaces him/her in the event of death, suspension, compulsory resignation or dismissal.
At the meeting of the Local Finance Committee, the deputy mayor and the associate mayor chair the Local Finance Committee.
At the meeting of the Local Finance Committee following the replacement, the representatives of the communes present, whether full or substitute, elect the new substitute for the mayor associated with the chair of the Local Finance Committee from among the mayors representing the communes.