(A) Election. The presiding officer of the Common Council shall be the President who shall be elected annually at the first meeting in January of each year, by the members, from their ranks. He or she shall assume the Chair of the presiding officer immediately after his or her election.
(Prior Code, § 31.004)
(B) Duties. The President of the Common Council shall preserve strict order and decorum. He or she shall decide all questions of order, and his or her decisions shall be final unless appeals are taken to the Council. He or she shall vote on all questions, his or her name being called last. He or she shall appoint all standing and special committees which may be ordered by the Common Council. All standing committees shall serve during the term of the appointing President. He or she shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Common Council during his or her presence.
(Prior Code, § 31.005)