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[(a)](b)The council shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall serve at its pleasure. Until such time as the chairperson and presiding officer shall be elected, the mayor shall preside at such meeting, provided that the mayor shall not have a vote. The chairperson shall preside at council meetings. If at any meeting the chairperson is not present or unable to act, the vice chairperson shall then preside. In the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the council shall elect from among its members a temporary presiding officer. [(b)](c)The council shall appoint the county clerk which position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. The county clerk shall: (1) Be the clerk of the council. (2) Be custodian of the county seal. (3) Conduct all elections held within the county. (4) Appoint the deputy county clerk, with the approval of the council, and such position shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. (5) Perform such other functions as the council may prescribe. (6) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council, subject to civil service laws and classifications, and exercise the same power with respect to the personnel of the clerk's office as the department heads in the executive branch, with the exception of the office of the legislative auditor. The council may create such positions therein as it deems necessary to assist it in the exercise of its legislative power. The council shall fix the salaries of such positions by ordinance. Funds appropriated for such salaries shall be allotted by, and the persons holdingsuch uch positions shall be appointed by, and serve under the direction of the chairperson of the council. Staff shall be appointed in a manner consonant with merit principles. (e) The council may authorize, employ, and hire attorneys within the legislative branch to represent it in court litigation where the dispute is with the executive branch and where the corporation counsel may represent the mayor or officers of the executive branch. In the event that attorney within the legislative branch should be authorized by two-thirds vote of its entire membership to represent the county council, those staff attorneys shall be deemed to have the status of "special counsel." ff) Legislative branch attorney(s) shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications and report to the council chairperson." 2