The City Council shall elect one of its own body as President of the Council. The President of the Council shall preside at all meetings of the Council in the absence of the Mayor. In the absence of both the Mayor and the President of the Council, the Council shall elect one of its members as “Acting President of the Council.” The President and Acting President, when occupying the place of Mayor, shall have the same privileges as other Council members but shall exercise no veto.
(K.S.A. 14-204)