A Mayor Pro Tem shall be elected by the Council from its own membership at the first meeting following installation of each newly elected Council. The Mayor Pro Tem shall serve until the Council meeting following the installation of the next regular City Council. The Mayor Pro Tem shall serve as the presiding officer for the Council during the absence of the Mayor. During the Mayor’s absence, the Mayor Pro Tem shall perform only those functions and responsibilities of the Mayor delegated to the Mayor Pro Tem by the Mayor in writing.

The Mayor Pro Tem shall become acting Mayor if the Mayor is unable to fulfill his or her functions. The Mayor Pro Tem shall serve as acting Mayor for no longer than six consecutive months. After six months, if the Mayor is unable to fulfill the functions of the office, the Council shall declare the position vacant due to the Mayor’s disability and shall appoint a successor pursuant to Section 2.06. The Mayor Pro Tem, as acting Mayor, shall have all of the powers of the Mayor except the veto power.

If the Mayor Pro Tem is unable, for whatever reason, to serve as presiding officer of the Council during the Mayor’s absence and/or as acting Mayor because the Mayor is unable to fulfill his or her functions, the Council shall designate another of its members to serve as acting Mayor. While serving as presiding officer of the Council during the Mayor’s absence or as acting Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem shall retain all powers granted in this Charter to Councilmembers. (Amended at election held Nov. 6, 1990)