A. Mayor: The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council, but he or she shall have a vote only where the state statutes or the municipal ordinances require more than a majority vote of the corporate authorities, or in the event of a tie, or where one-half (1/2) of the aldermen elected have voted in favor of an ordinance, resolution or motion, even though there is no tie vote 1 . (Ord. 1729, 11-16-1998)
B. Mayor Pro Tem:
1. During a temporary absence or disability of the mayor, the mayor shall appoint a mayor pro tem.
2. The mayor pro tem, during the mayor's absence or disability, shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and power of the mayor. (Ord. 1909, 6-4-2001)
3. Where the absence or disability of the mayor is to be of a very short duration and the mayor will not be out of the city, the council shall elect one of its number temporary chairman. The mayor pro tem and temporary chairman shall vote on all questions on which the vote is taken by yeas and nays. When a vote is taken, the name of the presiding officer shall be called last. The mayor pro tem shall have all the duties and power of the mayor; the temporary chairman shall have only such powers and duties as accrue to a presiding officer. (Ord. 1729, 11-16-1998; amd. Ord. 1909, 6-4-2001)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also subsection 1-5-7B of this chapter. |