(a) The council may fix the date and time of its organizational meeting, provided it shall not be later than the date and time of the first regular meeting of the council in December after the results of the municipal election have been certified. The organization of the council shall take place notwithstanding the absence, death, refusal to serve, failure to qualify, or nonelection of one or more members, but at least a quorum of members must be present.
(b) The newly elected mayor and councilmen shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed in article VI, section 7 of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina.
(Amended 6-18-73; amended 5-27-03)