Section 11. Appointment of mayor pro tem. 
Be it further enacted, that at the first meeting of a new council, it shall choose from its membership a member to act in the absence, inability, or failure to act of the mayor, who shall act as mayor pro tem, and who shall have all the power herein granted to the mayor while so acting. (As amended by Priv. Acts 2014, ch. 55, sec. 1)