{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3007","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 3007","heading":"Organization of council.","body":"On the first Monday of January following the regular municipal election, the members of council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting, organize and elect a president from among its members who shall preside at its meetings and perform such other duties as council may prescribe and a vice president who shall preside in the absence of the president. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next day.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART III GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION","SUBPART E HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 30 TYPES OF OPTIONAL PLANS OF GOVERNMENT","SUBCHAPTER A EXECUTIVE (MAYOR) - COUNCIL PLAN A"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=30\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"a1304bcdc9c5a4b844e1e51c9668b4fdbacd74881452c274b13c7696703255f4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3006","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}