During any period when the Mayor shall be absent or inaccessible or unable for any cause to perform his duties, the President of Council shall be Acting Mayor and shall also continue as President of Council with all the powers and duties of that position. Whenever the Mayor shall be out of State, he shall notify the President of Council in writing. In the event the President of Council shall be absent or inaccessible or, for any reason, be unable to perform his duties as Acting Mayor, the President Pro Tem of the Council shall become the Acting Mayor with all the powers and duties of the Mayor, and he shall not thereby cease to be a member of Council. Whenever the President of Council shall be out of State, he shall notify the President Prom Tem of Council in writing.
(Amended November 6, 2001)