Rule 5. At the hour appointed for the meeting, the City Clerk shall proceed to call the roll of members; provided, at the first regular City Council meeting in December following the general election in every even numbered year, the City Clerk shall first report to the City Council the names of all City Council members-elect who have qualified, and the report shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting preceding the roll call. When the roll has been called, the City Clerk shall announce whether a quorum is present. Upon the appearance of a quorum at any meeting, the City Council shall be called to order by the President, if present. Should the President be absent, then the City Council shall be called to order by the Vice President. In the absence of both the President and Vice President, the City Council shall elect one of its members to serve as a temporary chairperson, who shall have all the powers and duties of the President.
(Ord. 2883, passed - -1984; Ord. 3981, passed - -2008)