Sec. 2-6. Election of president, vice-president and president
pro tempore; vacancies; powers and duties generally.[12]
The city council shall, at its first meeting in September after
the regular biennial election of councilmen, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, elect one of its members president, who
shall continue in office two years. If a vacancy occurs in the
office before the end of the term, such vacancy shall be filled
as provided by section 2-13. The president of the city council
shall be the mayor of the city, without veto power.
At the same time, the city council shall elect one of its members
to be vice-president, who shall continue in office two years.
If a vacancy occur in the office before the end of his term,
such vacancy shall be filled as provided by section 2-13.
The president shall preside at the meetings of the city council
and when, from any cause, he shall be absent, the vice-president
shall preside. In the absence of both, a president pro
tempore may be elected.
The president, vice-president or president pro tempore,
whichever shall preside when the proceedings of the previous
meeting are read, shall sign the same.
He may call any member to the chair, who shall exercise
its functions for the time, and during such substitution he
may participate in the debates.
The vice-president, in the absence of the president and while
acting as president, shall be vested with all the rights and
duties of the president.
The president or vice-president, as the case may be, shall
be entitled to vote on all questions as any other member, but
in no case shall he be entitled to a second vote on any question,
though it be necessary to break a tie—that is to say,
his office shall not entitle him to a vote. (Code 1959, § 2-6.)
