The President of Council shall be a member of Council, elected by the people at large as President of Council, shall preside at all Council meetings, and the President of Council shall have all the rights and voting privileges of a Councilperson during such tenure.
The President of Council shall succeed to the Office of Mayor and be Mayor for the unexpired term, if and when a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor on or after the first day of April next following the last regular municipal election at which said Mayor was elected. The office of Mayor shall then be filled at the next regular municipal election.
The President of Council shall be Acting Mayor when the Mayor is unable or unwilling for any cause to perform the Mayor’s duties, or during the existence of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, pending the time when said vacancy is to be filled by special municipal election, with the same powers and duties of the Mayor and shall continue as a Councilperson with all of the powers and duties of a Councilperson, except that the Acting Mayor shall not be able to vote in Council meetings, except in the case of a tie, consistent with Article V, Section 4 of this Charter.
In case of a vacancy, the President of Council shall be elected by a majority of the remaining members of Council from among its members at the first meeting after such vacancy occurs; provided, however, that the Mayor may vote on such matter in case of a tie vote of the Council. (Amended 11-8-83; 11-4-14; 11-6-18)