(1) The officers of the Municipal Council shall be a Council Chair, and a Vice-chair.

(2) At the first regular Municipal Council meeting of each year, the Council shall elect one (1) of its members to be Council Chair and one (1) of its members to be Vice-chair.

(3) All members of the Municipal Council are eligible to be nominated to be Council Chair or Vice-chair except that a current Council Chair may not be elected to succeed oneself more than once. Prior election to the office of Vice-chair does not mandate succession to the office of Council Chair.

(4) At the Council meeting described above, the Council Chair shall receive nominations for the office of Council Chair and upon the close of the nominations, and without discussion, call for a vote. Each member of the Council will indicate the nominee for whom the Council member’s vote is cast. The nominee receiving a majority vote of the Council will be declared elected. The election of the Vice-chair will then be held by the process described above.

(5) The newly elected Municipal Council Chair and Vice-chair shall take office immediately at the end of the election and remain in office until the succeeding Council Chair and Vice-chair are elected.

(6) The Council Chair shall occupy the center seat and the Vice-chair shall occupy the seat on the Council Chair’s left.