(A) Who presides. The Mayor or, in the Mayor’s absence, the acting Mayor shall preside.
(B) Procedure. The Council shall have power to regulate its own procedure. The presiding officer shall preserve order; enforce the rules of procedure; and determine without debate, subject to the final decision of the Council on appeal, all questions of procedure and order. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by this chapter, the proceedings of the Council shall be conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
(C) Rights of presiding officer. The presiding officer may make motions, second motions, or speak on any question, except that on demand of any Council member, he or she shall vacate the chair and designate a Council member to preside temporarily.
(Prior Code, § 2.2.7)