At Council's Organizational Meeting, which shall be held on January 1st or as soon as practicable thereafter each year, the Council shall proceed to elect a Vice Mayor from its own number. The Vice Mayor shall serve until the Organizational Meeting is held the next January.
When the Mayor is absent from the Village or is unable, for any cause, to perform his/her duties, the Vice Mayor shall be the Acting-Mayor, and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as the Mayor.