The alienation or mortgaging of any immovable property of the society, the appointment of its auditors and the fixing by the Council of any subscription, fees, levies or other charges payable to the society by members shall be subject to the approval of a simple majority of the members who are present or represented at a general meeting or at a special meeting convened for one or more of those purposes, provided that the members present or represented at the meeting may resolve that a decision on the appointment of auditors may be determined by the Council. The chairperson at the meeting shall not have a second or casting vote in this regard.