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§ 25.3-310. Organization of Township Council.
A. The Township Council shall organize at 7:30 p.m. on the first (1st) Monday of January of each year following the municipal election by electing one of their number as President and one of their number as Vice President. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held the first day following.
B. The President of Council, or in his absence, the Vice President, shall preside at Council meetings. In the absence of both the President and Vice President, the members of Council shall elect, by majority vote of the members comprising the quorum then present, a chairman pro tem, who shall hold office during that meeting of Council, unless such office shall be terminated by the entrance of the President or Vice President. The President and Vice President shall on all questions have and may exercise the vote to which each is entitled as a Council member.
C. The Council may organize in any manner it deems useful to the exercise of its responsibilities and powers provided that such organization is not inconsistent with this Charter or law.
Source The provisions of this § 25.3-310 amended April 26, 1988, effective April 26, 1988. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (106806).
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