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qualified successor is elected or appointed. The Mayor will serve for a term of two years or until a qualified successor is elected or appointed. Section 2 . 04 Incompatible Offices. During their elected term, no members of the Council may be employed by the City other than in the position to which they were elected. No Mayor or Council member may be appointed or employed by the City, within one year of leaving office in a compensated position which was created, or for which the compensation was increased, during the individual's term. Section 2 . 05 Vacancies. A vacancy in the Council, whether in the office of Mayor or Council member, will exist as the result of any of the following: (1) the failure of any person elected to qualify for the position, (2) death, (3) resignation in writing filed with the Clerk-Administrator, (4) removal from office, (5) non-residence in the City, (6) conviction of a felony after election, or (7) absence from Council meetings, without good cause, for a period of three consecutive months. In each case the Council will declare, by resolution, that a vacancy exists. Section 2 . 06 The Mayor's Power and Duties. Subdivision 1. The Mayor presides at meetings of the Council and votes as a member of the Council. The Mayor is head of the City government for ceremonial, legal and martial law purposes. The Mayor has no other authority or administrative duties except as a member of the Council or as specified in this Charter. Subdivision 2 . Consistent with the responsibility to accept leadership over the general conduct of City affairs, the Mayor may study the operations of the City government and recommend desirable changes and improvements to the Council. The Mayor will also deliver messages to the Council and the public, including a comprehensive message on the State of the City as soon as practical after the beginning of each year of the Mayor's term. Subdivision 3 . At its first meeting each year, the Council will choose an acting Mayor from among the Council members. The acting Mayor performs the duties of Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor, or in case of vacancy in the office of Mayor, until a qualified successor has been elected or appointed. Section 2 . 07 Salaries. The Council will set the compensation of the Mayor, Council members, City officers and employees in accordance with State Law. Increases in compensation for the Mayor and Council members will not take effect until after the next regular municipal election. Section 2 . 08 Investictation of City Affairs. The Council may investigate City affairs including the conduct of any City [95-1] 2