A. The council chair or the meeting's acting council chair shall sign all ordinances, resolutions, and correspondence, on behalf of the council as a whole. The council chair or council chair's designee shall also sign all other necessary documents on behalf of the council as a whole which are not otherwise specifically delegated to someone other than the council chair by this chapter or by law.
1. Council Leadership consists of Council Chair, Council Vice-Chair and Past Chair.
2. Past Chair is the council chair from the prior term.
B. The council chair or acting council chair shall oversee time off requests and the annual review of the council office director.
C. Subject to the other provisions of this code and the council rules, the council chair may delegate responsibilities to the council office director, a member of council leadership, or another council member.
1. The Council Chair may assign council members to ad hoc committees when requested by the Mayor or designee.
D. The council chair, in consultation with the council leadership, shall set the agenda for and conduct all meetings of the council as a whole, subject to council rules.
E. In the absence of the council chair, or upon the council chair's inability to function or at the council chair's direct request, the council vice-chair shall be acting council chair and shall have and exercise all the powers and authority of the council chair.
F. In the absence of the council chair and vice-chair, or upon the council chair's or vice-chair's inability to function or at the council chair's direct request, the council past chair shall be acting council chair and shall have and exercise all the powers and authority of the council chair
G. In the event of the absence of the council chair and council vice-chair and council past chair, the council may appoint an acting council chair for a meeting. The acting council chair shall be determined by drawing lots. (Ord. 19-32, 10-23-2019, Effective at 12 noon on January 6, 2020; amd. Ord. 20-27, 8-26-2020; Ord. 24-11, 3-13-2024; Ord. 24-45, 10-9-2024)