On the first Monday of January following the regular municipal election, the members of council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting, organize and elect a president from among its members who shall preside at its meetings and perform such other duties as council may prescribe and a vice president who shall preside in the absence of the president. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next day.
53 Pa.C.S. § 3007
Organization of council
Known as the General Local Government Code
The act spans §§ 53–53 (510 sections).
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