The Mayor shall be the presiding officer at all meetings of the Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem shall preside. In the absence of both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem, the Mayor shall appoint a temporary presiding officer from those Councilmembers present to serve until the arrival of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem or until adjournment. Wherever in this article the term “Mayor” is used, the term shall apply equally to the presiding officer.
(§ 1, Ord. 868-NS, eff. September 18, 1984, as amended by § 2, Ord. 870-NS, eff. October 2, 1984)