9.1 Each Partner will appoint one elected member and one substitute elected member to serve on the Joint Waste Partnership (the "Members"). Whilst appointments may be reviewed annually consistency of membership is encouraged.
9.2 Each Member appointed to represent the Partner at meetings shall have sufficient knowledge and authority on waste matters to contribute effectively to the meetings. This would normally be the member of that Council with lead member responsibility/portfolio holder (as appropriate to that Council"s political structure) for waste issues.
9.3 Each Member (or his/her substitute) shall have one vote. There will be no casting vote. If there is an equality of voting on an issue that matter shall be deferred and considered again at the next meeting (which may be a special meeting convened especially for the purpose of reconsidering the matter concerned).
9.4 Voting will be carried out in such a manner that each Partner acts freely and independently. This will include ballot voting where necessary.
9.5 The Joint Waste Partnership will endeavour to reach agreement on issues that are voted upon taking all reasonable steps to reach a consensus.
9.6 The Partners recognise that the Joint Waste Partnership is an advisory body, seeking to persuade each of the Partners to direct its own discharge of functions in a manner which is mutually advantageous. Accordingly, where the Joint Waste Partnership resolves to make a recommendation which relates to or affects one Partner to a greater extent than the other Partners, it is recognised that the affected Partner may record its agreement, abstention or dissent from that recommendation.