The Mayor or, in his or her absence, the President or Vice-President shall take the chair precisely at the hour appointed for the meeting and shall call the Common Council to order. In the absence of the Mayor, President and Vice-President, the Finance Officer shall call the Council to order, whereupon a temporary Chairperson shall be elected by the members of the Council present. Upon the arrival of the Mayor, President or Vice-President, the temporary Chairperson shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business immediately before the Council.
(Prior Code, § 2-48)