The Council shall elect, at the first meeting of a new Council one of its members to serve at the pleasure of the Council as Mayor, and it shall also elect from among its members a Deputy Mayor who shall at the pleasure of the Council act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council, shall be recognized as head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purposes of military law but shall have no administrative duties. If the Deputy Mayor acts as Mayor, he shall be compensated as such as set out in Section 2.03
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