A. The members of the Council shall meet on the first Monday after the commencement of their terms of office as provided in §§ 3-3.A(2) and C(2) of this Charter and shall choose one of its members to be President of the Council and another to be President Pro Tempore of the Council, each for the term of office123.
B. Such President shall preside over all meetings of the Council and perform such other duties consistent with the office as may be imposed by the Council, but such President shall not vote more than once on any question124.
C. During the President's absence or disability, the President's duties shall be performed by the President Pro Tempore125.
119 2011 modification of 1983 Charter §§ 3-1 and 3-5 by moving all references to composition of the Council to proposed § 3-3. Moreover, the following provision of § 3-1 (fourth sentence) was repealed since it is contrary to state law: “Unless otherwise specified by State or Federal Law, no members of the Council shall hold any elective or salaried office or position with the State of Connecticut or the Town of Hamden, except those of notary public and justice of the peace.”
120 See, 1983 Charter § 3-5 (first sentence). Required by C.G.S. § 7-193(a)(1)(C).
121 Charter Revision of 2011.
122 See, C.G.S. § 7-193(b), as follows: “Every municipality shall have all municipal officers, departments, boards, commissions and agencies which are required by the general statutes or by the charter. Each municipality may have any municipal officers, departments, boards, Commissions and agencies which are specifically allowed by the general statutes or which are necessary to carry out any municipal powers, duties or responsibilities under the general statutes. All such officers, departments, boards, commissions and agencies shall be elected, appointed and organized in the manner provided by the general statutes, except as otherwise provided by the charter or by ordinances or resolutions adopted pursuant to such charter, alter the method of election, appointment or organization of any or all of such officers, departments, boards, commissions or agencies, including combining or separating the duties of each, unless specifically prohibited from making such alteration by the Constitution or the general statutes.” See also, (1) C.G.S. § 7-421 entitled “Political activities of classified municipal employees. Candidacy of municipal employees for elective office. Leaves of absence. Service on governmental bodies of the town in which the employee resides”; (2) C.G.S. § 7-421a entitled “Inconsistent statutory or charter provisions;” and (3) C.G.S. § 7-421b, entitled “Limitation on restrictions of political rights of municipal employees;” and, (4) C.G.S. § 9-210 entitled “Incompatible town offices.”
123 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 3-2 (first sentence), adding the phrase: “...for the term of office.”
124 1983 Charter § 3-2 (second sentence).
125 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 3-2 (third sentence) by replacing “...a member chosen by the Council” with “President Pro Tempore.”