{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11003","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 11003","heading":"Organization of council.","body":"(a) Organization.--On the first Monday of the January following the regular municipal election, the members of council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting for the purpose of organizing.\n(b) Holiday.--If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held the first day following.\n(c) Mayor.--The mayor shall:\n(1) Be the president of council.\n(2) Be a member of council.\n(3) Have the same rights and duties, including introducing bills and making motions, as pertain to other council members.\n(d) Vice president.--Unless otherwise provided by ordinance in accordance with section 11101 (relating to executive departments), the vice president of council shall either be:\n(1) the member of council designated as the director of the department of accounts and finance; or\n(2) the member of council appointed by council as its vice president, if the member of council is not the director of the department of accounts and finance.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 110 COUNCIL","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=110\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"a461e98682ecff8abf003c90761b6f585cdde34280745a6878bff12985ea811b","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11002","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}