The Council at the first meeting of December each calendar year shall choose one of its members to be Vice-Mayor. The Vice-Mayor shall be an elected and not appointed Council Member. If no Council Member eligible for appointment is an elected Council Member, then Council may appoint any of its members as Vice-Mayor. The Vice-Mayor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Mayor during the temporary absence or disability of the Mayor While so acting as Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall not cease to be a Council Member nor lose his/her right to vote as a Member of Council. If, at any point during the Mayor's term of office, the office shall be vacated by resignation, death, or other termination, the Vice- Mayor shall succeed to the Mayor's position for the unexpired term, and at such time shall no longer be a voting Member of Council. Provided, however, if the Vice-Mayor succeeds to the unexpired term prior to August 1 of the year of a municipal election, then the position of Mayor shall be subject to election for the balance of the unexpired term at the municipal General Election for that year. Should the Vice-Mayor succeed to the office of Mayor for the unexpired term, his or her Council seat shall be filled pursuant to Section 4.04 of this Charter.
Council may from time to time appoint from among its Members a Mayor Pro-tem to serve for a specific temporary period of time in the absence of both the Mayor and Vice-Mayor. The Mayor Pro-tem shall have all powers of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor and shall remain a voting Member of Council during such appointment.