Sec. 3.
(1) On November 20 of each year, or as soon after that date as possible, the council shall appoint 1 of their number president pro tempore of the council.
(2) In the absence of the president, the president pro tempore presides at the council meetings, and exercises the powers and duties of president. In the absence of the president and president pro tempore, the member with the longest current period of continuous service on the council presides unless otherwise provided by council rules.
History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2750 ;-- CL 1915, 2621 ;-- CL 1929, 1530 ;-- CL 1948, 65.3 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 305, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 551, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)
3-1895-V - Chapter V Village Council. (65.1...65.8)
Section 65.1 - Legislative Authority Vested in Village Council.
Section 65.2 - Village Council; President.
Section 65.3 - Village Council; President Pro Tempore.
Section 65.6 - Repealed. 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968.
Section 65.7 - Village Council; Audit of Accounts; Procedure; Defenses to Action or Proceeding.