[CC §21.200; Ord.
No. 505 §1, 1-2-1996]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City and shall
hold his office for four (4) years and until his successor shall be
elected and qualified. No person shall be Mayor unless he be at least
thirty (30) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of the City at the time of and for at least two (2) years next preceding
his election.
[CC §21.210]
The Mayor shall, at the first meeting of the City Council after
each annual election, name the members of such standing committees
as he deems necessary, which shall consist of two (2) or more members
of the City Council.
[CC §21.220]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[CC §21.250]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council,
shall have the power to appoint all appointive Officers of the City.
He shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief of Police
and Policemen of the City as in his judgment the public good may require,
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and Police Officers
to obey such orders.
[Ord. No. 1071 § 1, 3-6-2017]
A.
If, in the opinion of the Mayor, a conflict of interest or second
opinion is required with relation to any persons rendering professional
services to the City, such as attorney, accountant, engineer or building
inspector, the Mayor may contract for professional services for the
benefit of the City, which said professional services shall not exceed
the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), under the following
conditions:
1.
The Mayor immediately advises the Council of the independent
professional services requested and the reasons therefor by text message,
e-mail or other documented correspondence.
2.
After said notification, the Mayor shall not take any action
for a period of forty-eight (48) hours, to allow the Council to meet,
if opposed to the employment of an independent professional.
3.
The bill for professional services is subsequently approved
by the Council when the monthly bills are presented for payment.
4.
The Mayor has no business, financial or personal relationship
with the independent professional employed.
5.
The employment of the independent professional is on a temporary
business for the sole purpose of rendering a second opinion or avoiding
conflict of interest.
6.
Any reports of the independent professional disseminated to
the Mayor are made immediately available to the City Council for review.
7.
The Mayor does not take any action or response to the report
or opinion of the independent professional without subsequent approval
of the Council.
[CC §21.270]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the City Council,
but shall not vote on any question, except in case of tie, nor shall
he preside or vote in cases when he is an interested party. He shall
exercise a general supervision over all the Officers and affairs of
the City, and shall take care that this Code or other ordinances of
the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with.
[CC §21.271; Ord.
No. 463 §1, 3-6-1995]
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. He shall
sign all orders, drafts and checks drawn on the City Treasury and
cause the City Clerk to keep an accurate record thereof in a book
to be provided for that purpose.
[CC §21.272]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the Government of the City, and he shall cause
all subordinate Officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty; and he is hereby authorized to call on every
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50), to aid in enforcing the laws.
[CC §21.272]
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 said City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances
of this City.
[CC §21.275; Ord.
No. 313 §9, 10-1-1990]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of
the members of the City Council, shall have power to appoint a Treasurer,
Attorney, Clerk, Collector, Fire Chief, Public Works Director and
Municipal Judge, Night Watchman and such other Officers as he may
be authorized by ordinance to appoint, and if deemed for the best
interests of the City the Mayor and City Council may, by ordinance,
employ special counsel to represent the City either in case of a vacancy
in the office of City Attorney or to assist the City Attorney, and
pay reasonable compensation therefor.
[CC §21.275]
Whenever any process or notice shall be served on the Mayor,
in any legal or other proceedings against the City, or in which the
City is a party, he shall immediately deliver the same or a sufficient
notice thereof to the City Attorney for proper and necessary attention.
[CC §21.280]
The Mayor shall from time to time communicate to the City Council
such measures as may, in his opinion, tend to the improvement of finances,
the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity
of the City.
[CC §21.290]
Every bill presented to the Mayor for his approval shall be
returned by him to the City Council, with his approval endorsed thereon,
or with his objections thereto, in writing, on or before the next
regular meeting of the Council succeeding the date on which the bill
was so presented. The Mayor may also veto any portion or all of the
general appropriation bill, or any item of the same.
[Ord. No. 1072 § 1, 3-13-2017]
A.
In the event of the absence of the City Administrator, the Mayor shall have the power to exercise all powers given to the City Administrator under Section 115.620 and 115.630 of the City Code and to act as a purchasing agent for the City under the provisions of Chapter 140 of the Code.
In the absence of both the City Administrator and the Mayor,
the Mayor Pro Tem may exercise the powers of the City Administrator
as set forth above.
B.
"Absence of City Administrator or Mayor" is defined as the office
of the Administrator or Mayor being vacated, or the Mayor or the City
Administrator determined to be temporarily disabled from exercising
his/her duties, or the City Administrator or Mayor is absent from
his/her office, due to reasons such as hospitalization or travel to
a location where he/she cannot be contacted.
C.
The Administrator or Mayor is not absent if they can be contacted
by fax, e-mail, text or telephone to execute the duties of their office.
[CC §21.295; Ord.
No. 573 §1, 8-8-1997]
The Mayor shall receive as compensation for his/her services
the sum of two thousand six hundred dollars ($2,600.00) per year,
payable out of the general revenue of the City in monthly installments.
[1]
Note — Ord. no. 577 states that the preceding salary
shall be in force and effect from and after April 1, 2000.
