PRESIDING OFFICER: MAYOR  


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  • Section 25. The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the City of Killeen government for all ceremonial purposes, and by the governor for purposes of military Law; but he shall have no regular administrative duties. The mayor shall only be entitled to vote upon matters considered by the council in the event there is a tie vote resulting from absence of a member or members or failure or refusal of a member to vote. However the mayor shall have no veto power. The council shall elect a mayor protem from their number, who shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor, and, if a vacancy should occur, shall become mayor until the next regular election.