§ 1-196. First meeting after election.  


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  • The Mayor and Council shall meet on the second Tuesday following their election for the purpose of making and confirming appointments. The Mayor shall preside at the meetings of the Council, and shall vote only in case of a tie. The City Clerk shall be Clerk of said Council. At the beginning of each municipal year the Council shall elect from its members a President who shall preside in the absence of the Mayor, and, in case of the death, resignation, absence or inability of the Mayor, shall possess all powers and perform all duties of the Mayor until said Mayor shall return or be able to act or until another is elected and qualified in his stead. In case of the death, resignation, absence or inability to act of both the Mayor and President of the Council, the Council shall elect from its members a temporary Chairman who shall possess all powers and perform all duties of the Mayor until the Mayor or President shall return or until another is elected or qualified in place of the Mayor or of the President of the Council.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 85; Charter Amendment 9-2-1980.)