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Thank you JoshMartin, Gary Novoseilski and J.J. Very helpful.

Our procedural bylaws are silent on the topic (but in this case we revert to RONR). Perhaps that some other local Councils arrange seating differently (but not sure of their procedural rules and bylaws). Is this not within the prerogative of the presiding chair if not in RONR specifically?

The Deputy CAO manages the video recording, minute taking and also is called upon for process questions.

I sit on a District Council. Our Corporate Officer is responsible for ensuring accurate minutes and advising on meeting process. We are a five member Council. There is no elected official designated as Secretary. Under RONR does this mean that our CAO should be seated next to the presiding officer. This seating was the pattern for years prior but the CAO left the table when it was reoriented so Council faced the public. The table has now been returned to its original position so we can see one another and I would like to have the CAO return to the table when I am presiding chair. This may be opposed by colleagues.

Thanks Richard. Do I delete the original here by editing?

By way of context, I should probably add that the CAO was at our table until we reconfigured the table months ago to face the public. We have now put it back to its original positions so that we can see one another. I would like the CAO to return to the table when I am the presiding officer but may face opposition from my colleagues.

I sit on a District Council. We have a Chief Administrative Officer who is also our Corporate Officer responsible for ensuring accurate minutes of the meeting and advising on meeting process. Our Deputy Corporate Officer is actually the one who manages the video recording, minute taking and is also called upon re process questions. There is no elected official designated as Secretary. Would RONR say that our CAO should be seated near the presiding officer? We are only a 5 person Council and so being at the table next to the presiding officer seems to follow i.e. able to pass papers and advise. This has been the pattern for years prior.