The newly elected Councilmembers shall subscribe to the Oath of Office set forth in Section 9.01 of this Charter immediately following the certification of election and prior to Dec. 31 of that year. On January 1 following each municipal election, or within fourteen (14) days thereafter, the Council shall meet for the purpose of organizing. At this meeting, or as soon thereafter as the Council finds feasible, the Council shall:
(a) Elect a Vice Mayor, who shall be a member of Council and who shall act as Mayor with full authority in the temporary disability of the Mayor, or when requested to so act by the Mayor during the latter's temporary absence from the municipality. The Vice Mayor shall be elected at a reorganization meeting of Council for a two-year term and may not be removed from that office by Council except as provided by Sections 2.03, 2.11, and Article VI of this Charter.
(b) Appoint a clerk, also to be known as the Clerk of Council, whose duty it shall be to keep the journal and other records of the Council and to perform other duties as the Council may require.