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C-37.2 - Act respecting the Communauté urbaine de Montréal

Section 249
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249. Any vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors shall be filled by the Council within sixty days from the day on which the vacancy became effective.
Any vacancy in the office of the chairman or vice-chairman of the board shall be filled by the Council within sixty days of the day on which the vacancy became effective.
1969, c. 84, s. 282; 1972, c. 73, s. 15; 1974, c. 82, s. 33; 1982, c. 2, s. 113; 1982, c. 18, s. 107; 1985, c. 31, s. 23.
249. The chairman of the Commission shall preside over the meetings of the Commission. He shall sign the by-laws and the minutes of the meetings over which he presides. He shall represent the Commission generally in any public function and in the negotiation of any matter concerning the Commission. He shall sign all contracts, bonds, cheques, notes or other documents involving any expense or obligation on the part of the Commission.
He may, however, generally or specially authorize another commissioner to sign such documents, writings or negotiable instruments in his place.
The chairman shall direct the affairs and activities of the Commission and its officers and employees over whom he shall have the right of supervision and control. He shall see that this act, the by-laws and resolutions of the Commission and the decisions taken by it are faithfully and impartially observed and carried out.
He shall be exofficio a member of every committee constituted by the Commission.
Each commissioner including the chairman shall be entitled to one vote at any sitting of the Commission; in the case of a tie-vote, the decision shall be deemed to be negative.
The chairman of the Transit Commission shall exercise simultaneously the functions of chairman and of general manager, and shall bear the title of chairman and general manager.
In case of temporary absence of the chairman and general manager, the latter may by a proxy in writing valid for a term not exceeding one month, delegate to one of the commissioners all or part of the powers conferred on him. Such proxy may be general or limited to the objects determined by the chairman.
Subject to the seventh paragraph, in case of absence or inability to act of the chairman or if his office is vacant, the commissioner designated for that purpose by the Commission shall exercise the powers of the chairman.
The commissioner who exercises the powers of the chairman under the seventh or eighth paragraph does so only until the appointment of a temporary substitute or of a successor in accordance with section 241.3 or 241.4, where such is the case.
1969, c. 84, s. 282; 1972, c. 73, s. 15; 1974, c. 82, s. 33; 1982, c. 2, s. 113; 1982, c. 18, s. 107.
249. The chairman of the Commission shall preside over the meetings of the Commission. He shall sign the by-laws and the minutes of the meetings over which he presides. He shall represent the Commission generally in any public function and in the negotiation of any matter concerning the Commission. He shall sign all contracts, bonds, cheques, notes or other documents involving any expense or obligation on the part of the Commission.
He may, however, generally or specially authorize another commissioner to sign such documents, writings or negotiable instruments in his place.
The chairman shall direct the affairs and activities of the Commission and its officers and employees over whom he shall have the right of supervision and control. He shall see that this act, the by-laws and resolutions of the Commission and the decisions taken by it are faithfully and impartially observed and carried out.
He shall be exofficio a member of every committee constituted by the Commission.
Each commissioner including the chairman shall be entitled to one vote at any sitting of the Commission; in the case of a tie-vote, the decision shall be deemed to be negative.
The chairman of the Transit Commission shall exercise simultaneously the functions of chairman and of general manager, and shall bear the title of chairman and general manager.
In case of temporary absence of the chairman and general manager, the latter may by a proxy in writing valid for a term not exceeding one month, delegate to one of the commissioners all or part of the powers conferred on him. Such proxy may be general or limited to the objects determined by the chairman.
Subject to the seventh paragraph, in case of absence or inability to act of the chairman or if his office is vacant, the commissioner designated for that purpose by the Commission shall exercise the powers of the chairman.
1969, c. 84, s. 282; 1972, c. 73, s. 15; 1974, c. 82, s. 33; 1982, c. 2, s. 113.
249. The chairman of the Commission shall call and preside over the meetings of the Commission. He shall sign the by-laws and the minutes of the meetings over which he presides. He shall represent the Commission generally in any public function and in the negotiation of any matter concerning the Commission. He shall sign all contracts, bonds, cheques, notes or other documents involving any expense or obligation on the part of the Commission.
He may, however, generally or specially authorize another commissioner to sign such documents, writings or negotiable instruments in his place.
The chairman shall direct the affairs and activities of the Commission and its officers and employees over whom he shall have the right of supervision and control. He shall see that this act, the by-laws and resolutions of the Commission and the decisions taken by it are faithfully and impartially observed and carried out.
He shall be exofficio a member of every committee constituted by the Commission.
Each commissioner including the chairman shall be entitled to one vote at any sitting of the Commission; in the case of a tie vote, the chairman shall also have a casting vote.
The chairman of the Transit Commission shall exercise simultaneously the functions of chairman and of general manager, and shall bear the title of chairman and general manager.
In case of temporary absence of the chairman and general manager, the latter may, by a proxy in writing valid for a term not exceeding one month, delegate to one of the commissioners all or part of the powers conferred on him by this act and the by-laws of the Commission. Such proxy may be general or limited to the objects determined by the chairman. The designated commissioners may then call and preside over the meetings of the Commission but shall not have a casting vote.
1969, c. 84, s. 282; 1972, c. 73, s. 15; 1974, c. 82, s. 33.
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