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(1) At the city council meeting in which the results of a general municipal election are declared, the city council shall select a mayor and mayor pro tempore from among its members after election results are declared and elected officials are installed. City council elections of mayor and mayor pro tempore from among its members shall occur each subsequent year at a city council meeting approximately 12 months thereafter until the next city general municipal election.

(2) Reserved.

(3) The mayor pro tempore may use the title “vice mayor” instead of “mayor pro tempore” upon informing the city manager and the city council of that choice. The mayor pro tempore shall have all the powers and duties of mayor pro tempore as specified in state law and this municipal code regardless of which title he or she uses.

(4) In the event that both the mayor and the mayor pro tempore or vice mayor are unavailable, another member of the city council may execute a warrant, contract, conveyance or any other document requiring the city seal; provided, that the document was approved by the city council consistent with applicable law.

(5) Consistent with the provisions of CMC 2.04.050 and state law, in the absence of the mayor and the mayor pro tempore or vice mayor, the three remaining members of the city council shall constitute a quorum and may conduct city business at a properly noticed meeting. The city council member with the most seniority (who has served on the city council the longest) shall act as the presiding officer at such meetings. (Ord. 668 §§ 2, 3, 2017; Ord. 623 § 2, 2012; Ord. 522 § 1; Ord. 476 § 2. 2002 Code § 2-1.9).