Council shall elect one of its members as President of Council. The President shall assume the chair of the Presiding Officer immediately after his election. The Presiding Officer shall preserve strict order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of Council. He shall state all questions coming before Council, announce the decisions of Council on all subjects and decide all questions of order, subject, however, to an appeal to Council, in which event a majority vote of Council shall govern and conclusively determine such question or order. He shall vote on all questions, his name being called last. He shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted by Council during his presence.
At each organizational meeting, a President pro tem shall be elected by Council from its members. The President pro tem shall act as the President during his absence and shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted during such absence.
(Ord. 22-54. Passed 5-24-54)