If, at any meeting of the Council, the Mayor is not present, the Mayor Pro Tem shall act as presiding officer pro tempore; at each such meeting the Mayor Pro Tem shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per meeting. If the Mayor Pro Tem performs the duties of the Mayor during the Mayor’s absence or disability for a continuous period of fifteen (15) days or more, the Mayor Pro Tem may be paid for that period the compensation as determined by the Council, based upon the Mayor Pro Tem’s performance of the Mayor’s duties and upon the compensation of the Mayor.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13[8])