(b) Questions arising at a meeting of Forum councillors must be decided by a majority of votes cast by the Forum councillors present. Such a decision is for all purposes a decision of the Forum councillors. (c) Where the votes on a proposed resolution are equal: (1) the chairperson of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote; and (2) the proposed resolution is taken as lost. 14.13 Written resolutions (a) If: (1) a majority of the Forum councillors entitled to vote at meetings assent to a document containing a statement to the effect that an act, matter or thing has been done or resolution has been passed; and (2) the Forum councillors who assent to the document would have constituted a quorum at a meeting of Forum councillors held to consider that act, matter, thing or resolution, then that act, matter, thing or resolution is taken as done at or passed by a meeting of the Forum councillors. (b) For the purposes of rule 14.13(a): (1) the meeting is taken as held: (A) if the Forum councillors assented to the document on the same day, on the day on which the document was assented to and at the time at which the document was last assented to; or (B) if the Forum councillors assented to the document on different days, on the day on which, and at the time at which, the document was last assented to; (3) 2 or more separate documents in identical terms, each of which is assented to by one or more Forum councillors, are taken as constituting one document; and (4) a Forum councillor may signify assent to a document by signing the document or by notifying the Forum of the Forum councillor’s assent in person or by post, telephone, fax or other electronic means. (c) Where a Forum councillor signifies assent to a document otherwise than by signing the document, the Forum councillor must as confirmation sign the document at the next meeting of the Forum councillors that Forum councillor attends, but failure to do so does not invalidate the act, matter, thing or resolution to which the document relates. 14.14 Alternate Forum councillors (a) A Forum councillor may, with the approval of the Forum councillors, appoint a person as his or her alternate Forum councillor for the period the Forum councillor thinks fit. 24