PART THREE: THE DEPARTMENT

The departmental council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, the departmental council does not meet in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid regardless of the number of those present. Subject to the provisions of articles L. 3122-1…

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of Article L. 3121-14 shall apply to the standing committee.

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or regulations expressly provide for this. In other cases, the departmental council may decide unanimously not to make appointments by secret ballot. If only one nomination has been submitted…

A departmental councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the departmental assembly. A departmental councillor may receive only one delegation.

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the departmental council, the deliberations of the permanent committee, the budgets and accounts of the department and the decrees of the president. Each person may publish them under his or her own responsibility. The documents referred to in the second paragraph, which may be obtained both from the president of the departmental…