Both the Annual Meetings and Special Members' Members’ Meetings shall be open to all Members of the trust, members of the Council of Governors and, members of the Board of Directors, representatives of the Auditors, and to members of the trust’s public unless the Council of Governors decides otherwise. The trust may invite representatives of the media and any experts or advisors whose attendance they consider to be in the best interests of the trust to attend any meeting referred to in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 of this Annex above. All are to be convened by order of the Council Members’ Meetings of Governors. At least one of the Directors shall present to the Members at the Annual Meeting: Members’ the annual accounts; any report of the auditor on them; the annual report. The trust shall give notice of all Meetings: Members’ by notice in writing to all Members; by notice prominently displayed at the headquarters trust’s and at all of the hospitals; trust’s by notice on the website; and trust’s to the Council of Governors, the Board of Directors, and to the Auditors trust’s stating whether the meeting is an Annual Members' Meeting or a Special Meeting including the time, date, place of the Members’ meeting, and the business to be dealt with at the meeting at least 14 working days before the date of the Members' meeting. The Chairman or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman shall preside at all Meetings of the trust. If neither the Members’ Chairman nor the Vice Chairman are present, the Governors present shall elect one of their number to be Chairman and if there is only one Governor present and willing to act that person shall be Chairman. If no Governor is willing to act as Chairman or if no Governor is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to be Chairman.
Both the Annual Members’ Meetings and Special Members' Meetings shall be open to all Members of the trust, members of the Council of Governors and, members of the Board of Directors, representatives of the trust’s Auditors, and to members of the public unless the Council of Governors decides otherwise. The trust may invite representatives of the media and any experts or advisors whose attendance they consider to be in the best interests of the trust to attend any meeting referred to in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 of this Annex above. All Members’ Meetings are to be convened by order of the Council of Governors. At least one of the Directors shall present to the Members at the Annual Members’ Meeting: the annual accounts; any report of the auditor on them; the annual report. The trust shall give notice of all Members’ Meetings: by notice in writing to all Members; by notice prominently displayed at the trust’s headquarters and at all of the trust’s hospitals; by notice on the trust’s website; and to the Council of Governors, the Board of Directors, and to the trust’s Auditors stating whether the meeting is an Annual Members' Meeting or a Special Members’ Meeting including the time, date, place of the meeting, and the business to be dealt with at the meeting at least 14 working days before the date of the Members' meeting. The Chairman or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman shall preside at all Members’ Meetings of the trust. If neither the Chairman nor the Vice Chairman are present, the Governors present shall elect one of their number to be Chairman and if there is only one Governor present and willing to act that person shall be Chairman. If no Governor is willing to act as Chairman or if no Governor is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to be Chairman.
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