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11 Council 121.01 4%'" .~ In the absence of any objections or corrections the minutes shall stand approved as read. He shall preserve order and decorum, prevent personalities or the impugning of members' motives, confine members in debate to the questions under discussion, shall decide all points of order subject to an appeal to Council, and shall appoint all standing committees and such select committees as may be authorized by Council from time to time, except in those cases where the resolution authorizing such select committees specifically names the members thereof . The president pro tem shall preside until the President of Council appears, and shall discharge all the duties and be clothed with all the powers of President of Council as such presiding officer during his absence. (9) Members presiding. The President of Council during any meeting thereof may designate the President pro tem to perform the duties of the chair. During the absence of the President of Council or in the event the President pro tem is absent, then Council may choose a member to serve for that meeting only, but such substitution shall not extend beyond such meeting. (10) Vote necessary for election of Council officers. No candidate for President or Clerk of Council shall be declared elected unless he shall have received a majority vote of all members elected to Council and no person shall be employed by this Council except pursuant to a majority vote of all the members elected to Council. No vacancy which Council is authorized to fill shall be filled except pursuant to majority vote of all members elected to Council. (11) Roll call upon election of Council officers. Upon the roll call for the election of President of Council pro tem, Clerk of Council or employee of Council, or filling any vacancy in the membership of Council, each member shall respond by stating the name of the candidate of his choice eligible for such office or appointment. Upon motion duly seconded and adopted, voting for the election of employees herein referred to shall be by written ballot. (12) City Clerk. Council shall choose a Clerk and such other officers and employees as may be deemed necessary and fix their compensation. The Clerk shall keep the record of Council. He shall keep a proper file of all papers and documents which are a part of the transactions of Council, reports of committees if turned over to the Clerk, and all orders of Council, and shall make such records available to the public. When directed by any committee he shall cause minutes to be kept of each meeting of such committee which shall be kept in record form and be made available for public inspection. The record of committee meetings may be kept in loose leaf sheet form and need not be copied in any other book. In addition, the Glerk shall report to Council the reasons advanced by members for absence from Council meetings, and shall perform such other aril further duties as may from time to time be required by Chaxter, statute or ordinance. The Clerk shall see that the following rules are observed in the preparation and introduction of ordinances and resolutions. A, The title of all ordinances and resolutions shall be confined to a brief statement of the subject matter of the bill and shall be typed in bold face type.