The City Council shall consist of eight Councilmembers, two elected from each ward of the city. The Council shall elect from among its members a President of the Council. The Council President shall be elected in each odd-numbered year at the first Council meeting held after Council terms begin or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he or she shall act as Mayor in the absence, disability, or suspension of the Mayor. While presiding in the place of Mayor, he or she shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges as other members of the Council. The Council shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law or ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 2-76)
Statutory reference:
Powers and duties, see 11 O.S. §§ 9-107 through 9-108