(a) MAYOR.
At the first regular meeting of Council in each even-numbered year, beginning in the year 2000, Council shall elect one of its members as the Mayor for a two-year term of office. The Mayor shall: .
(1) Preside at all meetings of Council;
(2) Perform ceremonial duties and functions as necessary;
(3 ) Exercise all judicial powers and functions granted to mayors of municipal corporations by the laws of the State of Ohio and applicable court rules except that the Mayor shall appoint a magistrate to hear and determine prosecutions of criminal and traffic cases subject to the laws of the State of Ohio. The magistrate shall be an attorney-at-law and licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio. This appointment shall be with the concurrence of Council;
(4) Exercise military powers and functions granted to mayors of municipal corporations by the laws of the State of Ohio or the laws of the United States; and
(5) Perform or exercise such other powers, duties and functions as provided by this Charter and the Council Rules of Order, to the extent such Council Rules of Order are consistent with this Charter.
(b) COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
At the first regular meeting of Council in each even-numbered year, Council shall elect one of its members as the Council President for a two-year term of office. The Council President shall serve as the president pro tempore of Council. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the Council President shall succeed to the office of Mayor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term and Council shall elect another of its members to the office of Council President to serve for the unexpired term of office. In the event of the temporary absence or disability of the Mayor, the Council President shall exercise all powers, duties, and functions of the Mayor.
(c) ACTING PRESIDENT.
At the first regular meeting of Council in each even-numbered year, the senior Council member, based on length of continuous elected service with the Municipality, shall serve as the Acting President of Council in the event of the temporary absence of both the Mayor and Council President. If two or more Council members have held the same length of continuous elected service with the Municipality, then an Acting President shall be chosen from among those two or more Council members by a vote of Council.