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President, selected annually by a majority vote of the Council. In the absence of the President at a meeting, the presiding officer for a meeting shall be a Council member designated by the President; or if no such Council member has been designated, the presiding officer shall be selected by a majority of the members present at such meeting. Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Charter, the President of the Council shall also be deemed the Mayor Pro Tempore for the same period of office. The annual election of the Council President/ Mayor Pro Tempore will be noted on the Council agenda and will occur on the first regular meeting of the month of January. If for any reason, the Council President / Mayor Pro Tempore should be unable to complete their term, an election of a new Council President/ Mayor Pro Tempore shall occur at the first meeting following the vacancy. Council will elect a Vice President annually, at the same meeting as the election of Council President / Mayor Pro Tempore, unless otherwise determined by majority vote of the entire Council. The duties of Council Vice President shall be described as assisting the Council President/ Mayor Pro Tempore in the development of the weekly agenda. In the absence of the Council President / Mayor Pro Tempore, the Vice President shall chair the weekly council meeting. The Vice President will attend any community events where the Council President / Mayor Pro Tempore is unable to attend. SECTION 9: PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL INITIATED LEGISLATION To promote the orderly development and consideration of proposed legislation and the efficient use of staff time, Council will initiate legislation as follows: Council members may seek confidential legal advice from the City Attorney to draft an outline of their proposed legislation for consideration at a Council meeting. Following Council discussion, the City Attorney will prepare a draft ordinance or resolution if a request is made by two or more members at a council meeting. Once the legislation has been prepared, the Council President/presiding officer will place it on the Council agenda for discussion. Provided, however, the obligations of this section shall be consistent with the Washington Court Rules for Rules of Professional Conduct, State law, the Charter and City Ordinances. SECTION 10: MOTIONS —VOTING In presiding over Council meetings, the Council President /presiding officer shall cause the business of the Council to be transacted in accordance with these rules and shall determine all question of procedure subject to the appeal of the majority, of the Council members present. Council's procedural practice shall not be based on Robert's Rules of Order. As it relates to motions, the following shall apply: 1. A motion that does not receive a second fails; 2. A motion receiving a tie vote fails; 3. All motions receiving a second, including a motion to table and to call for the question, are entitled to discussion before taking a vote; 5