(A) President of Council.
(1) At the first meeting of record of a new Council, the current President of Council, or Vice President if the President is not present, shall cause an election for President of Council to be held.
(2) The term for President of Council shall be for two years unless vacated by reason of death, resignation or recall.
(3) The duties and responsibilities of the President of Council shall be as prescribed in the Charter of the city and such additional duties and responsibilities as are described in the Council Rules of Procedure.
(4) The President of Council shall conduct all regular and special meetings of Council and all committee meetings of Council as a whole unless he or she is acting Mayor or is unable to preside.
(5) As soon as possible after the hour appointed for Council to meet, the President shall call the meeting to order. He or she shall preserve proper decorum during the meeting and shall enforce the Council Rules of Procedure.
(6) It shall be his or her responsibility to see that all members of Council and also the Mayor and Clerk of Council receive notice of all meetings. This responsibility can logically be delegated to the Vice President or another Councilmember.
(7) The President of Council or his or her designated representative shall notify members of boards and commission appointed by Council of their appointment.
(8) The President of Council shall assume the office and duties of acting Mayor in the event of vacancy in the office of Mayor.
(9) The President of Council shall appoint the standing committees established by the Council rules of procedure and such other special committees as may be required from time to time.
(B) Vice President.
(1) At the first meeting of record of a new Council, the new or current President of Council shall cause the election of Vice President of Council to be held.
(2) The term for Vice President for Council shall be for two years unless vacated by reasons of death, resignation or recall.
(C) Vacancies.
(1) When the office of President of Council becomes vacant by reasons of death or resignation, the Vice President will immediately succeed to that office. At the first meeting of record thereafter, he or she shall cause a new election to be held for the post of President of Council for that unexpired term.
(2) When the office of Vice President becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation or his or her election to the office of President of Council, the President of Council shall cause an election to be held for the office of Vice President to serve the unexpired term of that office.
(3) The procedures provided for in divisions (C)(1) and (2) above shall not apply to vacancies caused by recall.
(D) Recall procedure. The President and Vice President of Council can be removed from their respective offices at any time by Council for reasons of health or lack of confidence. The following procedures for removal may be used.
(1) A motion for removal must be made and seconded.
(2) Affirmative vote of at least five members of Council are necessary for this motion to carry.
(3) A motion naming the person to succeed office must be made and seconded.
(4) Upon approval of the motion by a simple majority vote the person so named will succeed immediately to this office.
(Ord. 13-2011, passed 4-20-11; Am. Ord. 4-2018, passed 2-7-18; Am. Ord. 45-2023, passed 11-15-23)