The Village President shall take the chair precisely at the hour appointed for the Board of Trustees' meeting and immediately shall call the meeting to order. In the absence of the President, the Village Clerk shall call the meeting to order, whereupon a temporary presiding officer shall be elected by the members of the Board present. Upon the arrival of the President, the temporary presiding officer immediately shall relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business immediately before the Board.
('73 Code, § 2-140)