§ 31.042 ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT.
   (A)   At any meeting of the Council where a majority shall be assembled, and if the President is temporarily absent but within or near the community, the Clerk of Council shall preside and call the roll, whereupon the Council shall elect a Temporary Chairperson from its membership.
   (B)   In the event that the absence of the President shall be of a more permanent nature, a President Pro Tem shall be elected.