Section 53, The Local Government Act, 2004

(1) The members of the Local Government Finance Committee, other than the ex-officio members, shall be appointed for three years and shall, on the expiration of that term, be eligible for reappointment for only one further term. (2) Any member of the Local Government Finance Committee, other than an ex-officio member, may resign his office in writing addressed to the President through the Minister. (3) Where the office of a member of the Local Government Finance Committee, other than an ex-officio member, becomes vacant through death, resignation or any other cause before the expiration of that member’s term of office, the Minister shall notify the President in writing of the occurrence of the vacancy and the President, with the approval of Parliament, shall appoint another person, in the place of that member, to hold office for the unexpired term of office of that member. (4) Where it appears to the President, on the written recommendation of the Minister, that any member of the Local Government Finance Committee is incapacitated by absence from Sierra Leone, illness or any other cause, from performing the duties of his office, the President may appoint another person to hold that member’s office until such time as the President is satisfied that the incapacity of that member has terminated or until the term of the member expires, whichever first occurs. (5) A member of the Local Government Finance Committee, other than an ex-officio member, who is absent from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Commission without reasonable cause, shall cease to be a member. (6) The President may, in writing remove a member of the Local Government Finance Committee for inability to perform the functions of a committee member by reason of infirmity of mind or body or for misconduct.