(A) The Mayor and City Council shall meet at the time and place of the first regular meeting in December in each election year, and the outgoing officers and the outgoing members of the City Council shall present their reports. Upon the outgoing City Council having completed its business, the outgoing members of the City Council shall surrender their offices to the incoming members, and the outgoing officers shall thereupon each surrender to their successors in office all property, records, papers, and moneys belonging to the same.
(B) The newly elected members of the City Council and those continuing in office shall convene immediately after the prior City Council adjourns and proceed to organize themselves for the ensuing year. The Mayor shall call the meeting to order. The City Clerk shall report to the City Council the names of all Council members-elect who have qualified for their respective offices. The City Council shall examine the credentials of its members and any other elective officers of the city to see that each has been duly and properly elected and to see that such oaths and bonds as are required have been given. The City Clerk’s report shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting preceding the roll call.
(C) After ascertaining that all Council members and officers are duly qualified and after the City Clerk has called the roll, the City Council shall elect a President of the Council. The Mayor shall nominate his or her candidates for appointive offices in which the terms of incumbents are expired and call for a vote on approval of the candidates. The Mayor shall then proceed with the regular order of business.