Section 11-43D-19
President and president pro tem of council.
The council shall elect one of its members to serve as president of the council. The president shall preside at meetings of the council and have a vote on all matters coming before the council. The council shall also elect a president pro tem, who shall act as president of the council during the absence or disability of the president.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §19.)