chairman how long can they serve

Question

If  chair serves their full year, can they be voted in again and again or is there a time limit.

Regards

Answer 1

It is the democratic will of the council to choose a chair. If they do this repeatedly then that is their decision

Answer 2

You often find that the chairman often gets to a stage that they wish to stand down before the councillors decide to vote someone else in post. It can be a time consuming position and sometimes hard work

Comments

Most of mine want to stay in the hotseat until the day they die!

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Exactly DavetheClerk... but as a council can you have a standing order that restricts a Chair from holding post for say two continuous years?

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Yes, you can, and this is the norm in most town councils, where the chair is also the mayor. However rotation only works where you have a pool of suitable candidates.