The mayor, or in his absence, the vice mayor, shall take the chair precisely at the
hour appointed for the meeting and shall immediately call the city council to order.
In the absence of the mayor and vice mayor, the city manager or acting city manager
shall call the city council to order, whereupon an acting chair shall be elected by
the members of the council present. Upon the arrival of the mayor or vice mayor, the
acting chair shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business
immediately pending before the city council.
(b)
The presiding officer shall preserve strict order and decorum at all regular and special
meetings of the council. He shall state every question coming before the city council,
call upon the city manager for any appropriate background information and recommendations,
announce the decision of the city council on all subjects and decide all questions
of order, subject, however, to an appeal by the city council, in which event a majority
vote of the city council shall govern and conclusively determine such questions of
order.
