[Amended 11-3-1992]
The Mayor shall be elected separately at each
biennial municipal election by the electors and shall serve until
a successor shall be elected and qualified. The Mayor shall take office
on the first Monday in December following each municipal election.
He or she shall be the chief elected officer of the City and receive
such compensation as shall be fixed by a majority vote of the entire
membership of the City Council.
[Amended 11-3-1992; 6-26-1996]
The Mayor shall be an ex officio member and the presiding officer of the City Council and shall call it to order. He/she shall not have a vote on any matter voted upon by the Council except that, in those situations in which the City Council vote results in a tie, the Mayor shall cast the tie-breaking vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor shall in no event have a vote on any zoning matter or on any matter related to the appointment, suspension or removal of the City Manager. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the Town for ceremonial purposes and military purposes. He or she shall keep informed on City matters and may make reports and recommendations to the City Council and electors of the City on matters of legislative concern and general town policy. The Mayor may recommend and introduce such ordinances, resolutions, motions and other measures to the City Council as he/she may deem necessary or expedient. The Mayor may attend any meeting of any board, commission or other governmental body of the City and shall receive such advance notification of any such meeting as is given to the members of said bodies. He or she shall have the full right of participation in discussions but shall not have the right to vote. The Mayor, as directed by the City Council, shall appoint such special subcommittees of the City Council as are required but shall in no way have the power to make appointments which are the responsibility of the City Council or Manager, except as provided in § C3-3J. The Mayor shall have the power to veto any ordinance, legislative resolution or appropriation adopted by the City Council by returning the same to the City Council within seven calendar days following the adoption of such ordinance, legislative resolution or appropriation with a veto statement in writing of his/her objection thereto. If the City Council by a vote of 2/3 of the entire membership at a special meeting or the next regularly scheduled meeting shall approve said ordinance, legislative resolution or appropriation, it shall thereupon be effective as so originally adopted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor shall have no authority to veto any zoning matter or any matter related to the appointment, suspension or removal of the City Manager. The Mayor may affirmatively waive in writing his/her veto authority as to any individual matter voted upon by the City Council.
