The presiding officer of the city council shall be the mayor. The presiding officer
shall preserve strict order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of the
council. The mayor shall state every question coming before the council, announce
the decision of the council on all subjects and decide all questions of order, subject,
however, to an appeal to the council, in which event a majority vote of the council
shall govern and conclusively determine such question of order. The mayor shall vote
on all questions, their name being called last. The mayor shall sign all ordinances
and resolutions adopted by the council during their presence. In the event of the
absence of the mayor, the presiding officer shall sign ordinances or resolutions as
then adopted.
