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A. Participation. The presiding officer may move, second, debate, and vote from the chair. He shall not be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Councilmember by reason of this action as presiding officer.

B. Questions to Be Stated. The presiding officer or such member of the City staff as he may designate may verbally restate each question immediately prior to calling for the vote. Following the vote, the presiding officer shall announce whether the question carried or was defeated. The presiding officer in his discretion may publicly explain the effect of a vote for the audience, or he may direct a member of the City staff to do so, before proceeding to the next item of business.

C. Maintaining Order and Decorum. The presiding officer shall be responsible for the maintenance of order and decorum at all meetings. He shall decide all questions of order subject, however, to an appeal to the Council.

D. Signing of Documents. The presiding officer shall sign all ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other documents necessitating his signature which were adopted in his presence, unless he is unavailable, in which case an alternate presiding officer may sign such documents.

E. Appointment of Committees. The Mayor may, subject to the advance approval of the Council, appoint such committees of Councilmembers, City staff and private citizens, or a combination thereof, as he deems necessary and expedient to assist and advise the Council in its works. (Ord. 1486 § 2, 1973; prior code § 1.209).