Pending the selection of a Mayor to fill a vacancy or in case of the Mayor’s temporary absence or disability, the Mayor shall, by order delivered to the City Clerk, appoint an acting Mayor; or in the event the Mayor fails to designate such a person, the head of the Department of Finance shall temporarily act as Mayor; or if such department head be unable to act, Council shall appoint an acting Mayor. In any event, the person so appointed or designated shall, at the time of his appointment or designation, be an officer of the City, and shall not receive additional compensation for serving as acting Mayor. The Council shall have the power to declare by a 2/3 vote that the Mayor is temporarily disabled and to appoint an acting Mayor to act under the provisions of this section.
(Amended 11-4-08.)