The City Clerk shall submit to Council the certificates returned to him by the Election Commissioners, and, under the direction of Council, the result shall be entered upon the minutes, and written or printed notice given to the persons, respectively, appearing to have been elected. In case any two or more of the persons voted for for any office appear to have received each an equal number of votes, so that the election in that instance, is not decided by the returns, notice of the fact shall be given to each of such persons.
(1977 Code Sec. 2.08)