Council shall convene on the evening of the fifth day (Sundays excepted) after every municipal election and canvass the returns of such primary or general election as certified by the election commissioners and poll clerks. Council shall declare the results of such primary election, and the City Clerk and Mayor shall post a certificate of the results of such election at the front door of the City Building as soon as such results have been determined. After the closing of the polls, all ballot boxes shall be delivered to the City Clerk who shall keep them unopened and properly secured until the canvass by Council is conducted.
(Passed 11-13-07.)