Section 16 of The Standing Orders for Councils in Zambia provides for the types of committees that can be formed and guides as follows;
16. (1) The Council shall at the first Meeting of the Council held after an
Ordinary Election of the Council, or if no Ordinary Election of the Council is held
in any year, then at the first Meeting of the Council held in that year appoint a
Finance Committee pursuant to Section 15, Third Schedule, paragraph 10 of
the Local Government Act No. 2 of 2019; and such other Standing Committees
consisting of such number of members as the Council may determine to carry
out the work of the Council, provided that Council may at any time dissolve or
alter the membership of a Committee.
(2) In addition to 16 (1), a Council shall establish the Audit Committee which
shall include not more than two (2) co-opted members with knowledge in
accounting or auditing who are not public officers.
(3) The Human Resource Management Committees shall be responsible for all Human Resource matters. *
(3) The Council may delegate either absolutely or conditionally, to a committee
or to any officer of the Council the power to discharge any function of the
Council on behalf of the Council. Any function discharged by a Committee
in the exercise of powers delegated to that Committee or person under this
Standing Order shall be deemed to have been discharged by the Council.
(4)A Council shall not delegate the power to discharge functions to a Committee
which includes persons who are not Councillors.
5) A Council shall not delegate the power to:
(a) levy a rate;
(b) adopt estimates of the revenues and expenditure of the council;
(c) borrow money;
(d) impose fees and charges;
(e) make by laws; or
(f) make appointments to the dignity of alderman or to admit or annul the
admission of a person to the status of honorary freeman of the city, municipality
or town.
(6) (a) The Council may at any time appoint Ad-hoc Committees consisting
of such number of members as the Council may determine for the purpose of
examining and reporting on any matter and of discharging any functions of the
Council delegated to them by the Council.
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