5. The terms and conditions of service of the Secretary General shall be determined by the Council and approved by the Summit. ARTICLE 68 Deputy Secretaries General 1. The Council shall determine the number of Deputy Secretaries General. 2. The Deputy Secretaries General shall be appointed by the Summit on recommendations of the Council and on a rotational basis. 3. The Deputy Secretaries General shall: (a) deputise for the Secretary General; and (b) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Council. 4. The Deputy Secretaries General shall each serve a three year term, renewable once. 5. The terms and conditions of service of the Deputy Secretaries General shall be determined by the Council and approved by the Summit. ARTICLE 69 Counsel to the Community 1. There shall be a Counsel to the Community who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Community. 2. The Counsel to the Community shall perform such duties as are conferred upon him or her by this Treaty and by the Council. 3. The Counsel to the Community shall be appointed on contract and in accordance with the staff rules and regulations and terms and conditions of service of the Community. 4. The other terms and conditions of service of the Counsel to the Community shall be determined by the Council. 48