The Mayor (or in his or her absence, the Mayor Pro Tempore) shall preside at each meeting, shall preserve order and decorum, shall state each question coming before the Council, call for the vote, announce the decision of the Council upon all subjects and decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to and the approval and decision of a majority of the Council.
(`78 Code, § 2.08.050.) (Ord. 2308 § 3, 1997.)