[Ord. No. 3925 §1, 2-9-2015]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding
his/her election. The salary for the Mayor shall be ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) per year.
[R.O. 2012 §125.100; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. III
§2; CC 1992 §2-32]
It shall be the duty of the Mayor to preside at all meetings
of the Board of Aldermen, but he/she shall have no vote in such body
on any question, except in case of a tie, when he/she shall have the
deciding vote. He/she shall have general supervision over the affairs
of the City, shall be vigilant in enforcing the laws and ordinances
of the City, and shall report to the Board of Aldermen all violations
or neglect of duty on the part of any officer which may come to his/her
knowledge.
[R.O. 2012 §125.110; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. III
§3; CC 1992 §2-33]
At the regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, after installation
of newly elected officials each year, the Board shall elect one (1)
of its members as Acting President of the Board of Aldermen. The Acting
President of the Board of Aldermen shall, during the absence of the
Mayor or when the office of Mayor shall be vacant on account of death,
resignation, removal or suspension from office, refusal to qualify,
removal from City or otherwise, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy is filled or such disability is removed,
or in case of temporary absence until the Mayor shall return.
[R.O. 2012 §125.120; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. III
§4; CC 1992 §2-34]
The Mayor shall sign all bills passed by the Board of Aldermen,
if the bills meet his/her approval, before such bills shall become
ordinances of the City, but should any bill passed by the Board of
Aldermen not meet the approval of the Mayor it shall be his/her duty
to return the bill to the Board of Aldermen at its next regular meeting,
together with his/her objections thereto in writing, and such bill
shall then stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause the
objection of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal, and
proceed, at its convenience, to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be
taken by "yeas" and "nays", and the names entered on the journal,
and if two-thirds (2/3) of the members shall vote in the affirmative,
the City Clerk shall certify the fact in the roll and the bill thus
certified shall be deposited with the proper officers and shall become
an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect as if it had
received the approval of the Mayor. Should the Mayor neglect or refuse
to sign any bill or return the bill with his/her objections in writing
at the next regular meeting of the Board after such bill shall have
been passed, the bill shall become a law without his/her signature.
[R.O. 2012 §125.130]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City officers elected or appointed in the City, and shall approve
all official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.
[R.O. 2012 §125.140; CC 1992 §2-36]
The Mayor has the power to appoint subcommittees of the Board
of Aldermen, both permanent and temporary, when he/she deems necessary.
[R.O. 2012 §125.150; CC 1992 §2-37]
The Mayor shall have authority and control of the City during
local emergencies, including the power to establish curfews.
The Mayor or Board of Aldermen shall have power, as often as
he/she or they may deem it necessary, to require any officer of the
City to exhibit his/her accounts or other papers or records and to
make report to the Board of Aldermen, in writing, touching any matter
relating to his/her office.
[R.O. 2012 §125.170; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. III
§7; CC 1992 §2-39]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances
of the City, but this Section shall not be so construed as to authorize
the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer
of the City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances
of the City.
[R.O. 2012 §125.180]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Board
of Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the
improvement of the finances, the Police, health, security, ornament,
comfort and general prosperity of the City.
[R.O. 2012 §125.190; Ord. No. 2641 §2, 5-14-2001]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint, in addition to those officers listed in Section 125.020 which are appointed by the Mayor, an Assistant City Attorney, City Administrator, if the then serving City Administrator is not employed by virtue of a contract, and such other officers as he/she may be authorized by ordinance or law to appoint, and if deemed to be in the best interest of the City, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, employ special counsel to represent the City, either in a case of vacancy in the office of City Attorney or in the event of a conflict of interest, and pay reasonable compensation therefor. All other department heads shall be selected by the Board of Aldermen after recommendation by the City Administrator. Department heads shall be those persons who are in charge of a specific department within the City as established by either the Code of Ordinances or the City Personnel Policy. If a conflict exists between any ordinance and the Personnel Policy, the ordinance shall control.
