At 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd day of January, following a regular municipal election, or if such date be a Sunday, on the day following, the incoming Council members as well as Council members continuing in office shall meet at a mutually agreed upon place by the Mayor and the Council as the legislative body of the City of East Cleveland. The Mayor, or Mayor’s designee, shall call this meeting and shall preside as temporary chairperson only until all Council members have been sworn in and the President of Council has been elected. The first official business meeting of the incoming Council shall be within five (5) business days after the commencement of their term. The President of Council, in addition to the Council’s obligations, rights, and duties as a Councilperson at large, shall preside at all meetings and shall perform such duties as may be imposed upon him or her by the Council. In the absence of both the President and Vice President of the Council, the senior-most member of Council shall be chairperson of the meeting, provided a quorum is present. The Council shall also choose or appoint a Clerk and such other officers and employees of the sitting Council as it deems necessary, to serve at the pleasure and during the term of the sitting Council. The Clerk shall keep the records of the Council and perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter or the Council but within the scope of the Council’s daily business.
(Amended 11-7-00)