(A) Mayor. The Mayor will preside at all meetings of the City Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem will preside. In the absence of both, a presiding officer will be chosen from the members present.
(B) Order during meetings. The presiding officer will preserve order, enforce the City Council’s rules of procedure, and determine, with open discussion of the City Council in the event of an appeal by any City Councilmember, all questions of procedure and order.
(Prior Code, § 31.02)