The Mayor shall be recognized as the leader of the municipal government and shall be the presiding officer of the Council. The Mayor shall have a voice in all matters before the Council and shall have such authority and perform such duties as are assigned under this Charter.
[Amended 1-14-1997 by Ord. No. 2012[1]]
A. 
The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the Municipality for a term of four years, at the Municipal election to be held in the year 1997 and every four years thereafter. The Mayor shall continue to serve until a successor assumes the office.
B. 
The Mayor shall be ineligible to serve more than two consecutive terms. In the event that a Mayor has been appointed to fill an unexpired term of more than a two year duration, that appointed term shall be considered a full term. No individual, who has served two consecutive terms as Mayor, shall be eligible for a new term as Mayor until the individual has been absent from the office of the Mayor for a full four year term.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved by the electorate of the Municipality of Monroeville 5-20-1997.
A. 
The Mayor shall receive the same compensation as received by the Mayor of the Borough of Monroeville on the day before the effective date of this Charter, or such other sum as set by Council by ordinance from time to time. Such compensation shall not be increased or decreased during the term for which the Mayor was elected or appointed. No such increase or decrease shall be accomplished by ordinance adopted less than six months prior to election of the Mayor affected thereby.
B. 
The Mayor shall receive no other compensation, direct or indirect, for the performance of duties and shall receive no pensions, insurance or other forms of fringe benefits. The Mayor shall, however, be entitled to actual necessary documented expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of the office and presented to Council in public session.
C. 
The budget shall include a reasonable appropriation for the Mayor's expenses, which appropriation shall not be exceeded by the Mayor. However, such appropriation may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Charter.
A. 
Every ordinance except as herein otherwise provided, passed by the Council, shall be presented to the Mayor for approval. If approved, the Mayor shall sign it; but if not approved, it shall be returned with the Mayor's objections to the Council at its next business meeting occurring at least 10 days after the meeting at which such ordinance was passed by the Council, when the objections shall be entered upon the minutes and the Council shall proceed to a reconsideration thereof either at the meeting at which the vetoed ordinance was returned, or at any business meeting held not later than 10 days thereafter. If, after such reconsideration, five members of said Council shall vote to pass such ordinance, it shall become of as full force and effect as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. If any such ordinance shall not be returned by the Mayor at the business meeting of the Council occurring at least 10 days next succeeding its presentation to the Mayor, it shall likewise have as full force as if it had been approved.
B. 
The enactment of an ordinance shall be the date when the Mayor shall approve it or the date of passage by the Council over the veto of the Mayor, or in the case of any ordinance not returned by the Mayor at the business meeting of Council occurring at least 10 days after the meeting at which such ordinance was passed by the Council, the date of enactment shall be the date of such succeeding business meeting of Council.
A. 
The Mayor shall not vote on matters presented to Council except where, by reason of a tie vote, Council shall be unable to adopt any ordinance, resolution or motion, or declare or fill any vacancy in its membership or other municipal office, or to take any action on any matter lawfully before it.
B. 
In such cases, the Mayor may cast the deciding vote, or, request that the matter be tabled until the matter shall be reconsidered by Council at the next business meeting of Council and, if a tie vote still exists, it shall be the duty of the Mayor at that time to cast the deciding vote.
C. 
If such a tie vote shall occur at any meeting when the Mayor is not in attendance, the matter shall be tabled to the next business meeting of Council, at which meeting, if a tie vote still exists, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to cast the tie-breaking vote.
In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided for herein, the Mayor shall exercise the powers and perform the duties as follows:
A. 
Be recognized as the official head of the Municipality for all ceremonial purposes.
B. 
Preserve the public peace, safety, health and welfare in times of emergency and for purposes of martial law.
C. 
Execute or authenticate such instruments as required by this Charter, Council, or other law.
D. 
Be a voting member of all Council committees.
E. 
Study the operations of the municipal government and report to Council on the state of the Municipality with recommendations for measures deemed to improve municipal affairs.
F. 
Have the authority from time to time to appoint and dissolve voluntary committees of interested citizens to assist and advise the Mayor on issues and matters pertaining to the Mayor's office.
G. 
Prepare and deliver an annual "State of the Municipality" report to the citizens of Monroeville.
H. 
Exercise such additional powers and perform such additional duties as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Mayor and the Council, and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.