Council shall, at a regular or special December meeting following its election, choose by majority vote one of its members to serve the remainder of his or her current term as Mayor. The Mayor shall, in addition to the powers, rights, and duties as a member of Council, preside at all its meetings and shall be recognized as the official head of the Village for all ceremonial purposes, by the governor for military purposes, and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process. The Mayor shall perform all other duties prescribed in this Charter, and such mayoral duties as may be imposed by any ordinance or other measure of Council. The Mayor shall also have jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases as provided by the laws of Ohio, including all statutes now or hereafter enacted, until such jurisdiction is placed elsewhere by law.