(A) The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council. The Council has the authority to establish, by ordinance, the manner in which 1 of its number may be selected to preside at meetings of the Council in the absence of the Mayor.
(B) The Mayor may participate in Council proceedings, but shall not have a vote, except that he or she may cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.
(KRS 83A.130(5))