The City Council shall meet on the first regular meeting of the Council in December of each even-numbered year, and the outgoing officers and the outgoing members of the City Council shall present their reports. The outgoing members of the Council shall surrender their offices to the incoming members. Each outgoing officer shall thereupon surrender to his or her successor in office all property, records, papers, and moneys belonging to the same. After such surrender, the outgoing Council shall adjourn sine die. The newly elected Council shall then convene and proceed to organize itself for the ensuing year.
(Prior Code, § 30.21) (Ord. 1489, passed 12-14-1992)