Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) Julius Faerber is maintaining that he had the authority to unilaterally appoint junior staff member Candace Nelson to act as Town Clerk of Georgetown, although the law stipulates that any action taken by fewer than three members of the constitutional body is not binding. “I am the Commission between meetings. I am the Chairman. I have that authority to make that decision between meetings. It’s stated in the Act,” Faerber told Stabroek News on Friday, following accusations by two opposition-nominated members of the LGC that he unilaterally appointed Nelson without consulting the other members of the body. Asked to identify the section of the legislation which empowers him to act in such a manner, Faerber indicated that he was not in a position to do so since he did not have the Act with him. Stabroek News examined the Act and found that none of its 31 Sections make any such provisions as claimed by him. In fact, both Section 12 and Section 15 of the Act suggest that any action taken by fewer than three members of the Commission are not binding. Section 12 states that if the LGC membership falls below three, the Commission shall cease to function while Section 15 (3) specifies that a quorum is three members.