The executive powers of the city shall be vested
solely in the Mayor, and may be exercised by him either personally
or through the several officers or boards of the city in their departments,
under his general supervision and control. In case of any vacancy
in any office to which appointment is made by the Mayor he may personally
perform the duties thereof, but he shall not be entitled to receive
any salary or pay attaching thereto. The Mayor shall hold office for
the municipal year beginning with the first Monday in January next
following his election and until his successor is elected and qualified.
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Editor's Note: Chapter 144, Acts of 1917,
changed the Mayor's term to two years.
The Mayor shall have the sole power of appointment
to all the municipal offices established by or under this act, unless
herein otherwise provided, and he may, except as herein otherwise
provided, remove from office any officer so appointed hereunder for
sufficient cause, after hearing.
Whenever by reason of sickness or other cause
the Mayor shall be disabled from performing the duties of his office
the President of the City Council, or in his absence or disability
the City Treasurer, shall, under the style of acting Mayor, perform
the duties of Mayor. Such officer shall during the continuance of
such disability have all the rights and powers of Mayor, except that
he shall not when so acting have the power of removal, unless thereto
in any instance authorized by vote of the City Council, nor any power
of appointment, unless such disability of the Mayor has continued
for a period of thirty days, and then subject to the approval of the
City Council, nor power to approve or disapprove any ordinance, order,
resolution or vote until within twenty-four hours of the time when
it would take effect without the approval of the Mayor. In case of
such disability of the Mayor continuing for a period exceeding sixty
days the City Council may at any time after the expiration of that
period declare a vacancy to exist in the Office of Mayor. While the
President of the City Council is acting as Mayor he shall not preside
over the City Council nor have a vote therein.
Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the Office
of Mayor the President of the City Council shall act as Mayor, and
possess all the rights and powers of Mayor during such vacancy, except
that when so acting as Mayor he shall not have the power of appointment
or removal unless thereto in any instance authorized by vote of the
City Council.
