(A) The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council. The Council shall, by majority vote, select one (1) of its members to preside at meetings in the absence of the Mayor.
(B) The Mayor may participate in Council proceedings, but shall not have a vote, except that he or she may cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.
(KRS 83A.130(5)) (Prior Code, § 2.20.040)