The Mayor, a member of Council eligible to vote selected by the Council, and the directors of the several departments, established either by this Charter or by ordinance, shall constitute a Board of Control. The Mayor shall be ex-officio president and shall appoint a secretary. The Board shall keep a journal of its proceedings. The voting shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered in the journal, and the vote of a majority of all of the members of the Board shall be necessary to adopt any question, motion, or order. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The maximum amount of any contract which shall be entered into without the prior approval of the Board of Control shall not exceed the limitations set by State law. The Board shall have such further powers and perform such further duties as shall be prescribed by ordinance. (Amended 11-4-69.)