(a) The person serving as vice-chairman of the Butner Advisory Council on the day before the effective date of incorporation shall serve as the Mayor Pro Tempore until January 1, 2008. In December of 2007, the members of the Butner Town Council shall select a Mayor Pro Tempore from the membership of the Town Council to serve from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. In December of 2008, the members of the Butner Town Council shall select a May of Pro Tempore from the membership of the Town Council to serve from January 1, 2009, until the organizational meeting after the 2009 municipal election.
(b) At the organizational meeting after the initial election in November 2009 and biennially thereafter, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall be elected from among the members of the Town Council and shall serve for a term of two years.
(c) The Mayor Pro Tempore shall act both in-the absence or disability of the Mayor. If the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore are both absent from a meeting of the Town Council, the members of the Town Council present may elect a temporary chairman to preside in the absence. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall have the right to vote on all matters before the Town Council and shall be considered a member of the Town Council for all purposes.