(A) The members of council shall, within 10 days from the commencement of their term, organize by the election of a president pro tem and clerk.
(B) The president pro tem shall preside in the absence of the mayor, or president of council, whichever may be the presiding officer.
(C) The clerk of council shall attend all meetings, regular and special; record all proceedings in the minutes; prepare an agenda for every meeting; attend to all correspondence incidental to his office; attend to the codification of the ordinances, according to the system employed by the city; and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by a majority vote of council, or as are required by law.
(`59 Code, § 111.03)