At the first Council meeting in January following the election of Councilmembers, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Council shall meet in the Council Chamber and organize. At such organizational meeting, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Council shall elect one (1) of its members to be the Council President, for a term not beyond the next organizational meeting, and Councilmembers of all Boards and Commissions required by this Charter or by Ordinance, each to serve not beyond the next organizational meeting, unless the Councilmember shall cease in the meantime to be a member of Council. The Council President shall appoint chairpersons and members of standing and temporary committees of Council to serve terms not beyond the next organizational meeting. In case of a vacancy, the Council President shall be elected by Council from among its members, and shall serve for the unexpired term of such President.
At the organizational meeting, Council shall also elect a Council Vice President who, in the event the Council President is for any reason unable to perform the duties of Council President, shall act in the place of the Council President.
In the event of the Mayor's temporary absence or inability to perform the duties of the office of Mayor at a time during which the Council President is for any reason unable to perform the duties of Council President, the Council Vice President shall become acting Mayor in the same manner as the Council President under Article IV, Section 3 of the Charter for such period.
Council, by a two-thirds vote, may remove any Councilmember from a Board or Commission. No Councilmember shall be so removed without at least fifteen (15) days prior notice of the meeting at which such removal is proposed.