(2) A person is not qualified to be elected district chairperson unless
he or she is—
(a) qualified to be elected a member of Parliament;
(b) at least thirty years and not more than seventy-five years of age;
and
(c) a person ordinarily resident in the district.
(3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The district chairperson shall—
preside at meetings of the executive committee of the district;
monitor the general administration of the district;
coordinate the activities of urban councils and councils of the
lower local administrative units in the district;
coordinate and monitor Government functions as between the
district and the Government; and
perform such other functions as Parliament may prescribe.
(4) In the performance of the functions under clause (3) of this article,
the chairperson shall be subject to the rules, decisions and recommendations
of the district council and be answerable to the council.
184. Speaker of a district council.
(1) Each district council shall have a speaker elected by the district
council from among its members; but a person shall only be taken to have
been elected if the votes cast in his or her favour are more than 50 percent of
all the members of the council.
(2) The speaker of the council shall, in relation to the council,
perform similar functions to those of the Speaker of Parliament.
185. Removal of a district chairperson and speaker.
(1) The district chairperson or the speaker of a district council may
be removed from office by the council by resolution supported by the votes
of not less than two-thirds of all members of the council on any of the
following grounds—
(a) abuse of office;
(b) misconduct or misbehaviour; or
(c) such physical or mental incapacity as would render him or her
incapable of performing the duties of his or her office.