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City of Cortland, NY
Cortland County
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New Laws (5) Index Notes (1)
A. 
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer.
B. 
The Mayor shall be elected by the electors at large and shall serve a two-year term.[1]
C. 
The Mayor shall be a qualified resident of the City of Cortland prior to election day and shall continue to remain such and have their principal place of residence in the City of Cortland during their term.
The compensation of the Mayor shall be established by local law, and no increase or decrease shall be effective during the term of office in which it is enacted.
The Mayor shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
To execute and enforce all laws and ordinances.
B. 
To appoint the Acting Mayor, the Director of Administration and Finance, the City Clerk, the Corporation Counsel, the Assessor and members of the various boards and commissions established by this Charter or by local law, with the confirmation by the Common Council.
C. 
To appoint, subject to confirmation of the Common Council, such other department heads and officers provided by this Charter. The respective board or commission may submit and shall review and evaluate all names submitted to it, including such names as may be submitted by the Mayor. The name submitted by the Mayor to the Common Council for confirmation shall be from those candidates submitted to the Mayor by the respective board or commission.
D. 
To remove, with the official approval of the Common Council, all appointed officers except as otherwise provided by this Charter.
E. 
To submit to the Council the annual tentative budget as provided herein.
F. 
To approve or disapprove resolutions and ordinances, as provided herein, and to approve or disapprove local laws as provided in the Municipal Home Rule Law.
G. 
To recommend to the Council such measures astheymay deem necessary or expedient.
H. 
To execute deeds and to enter into contracts on behalf of the City, as authorized by the Council.
I. 
To keep the Council fully advised at all times as to the financial conditions and needs of the City.
J. 
To preside over Council meetings with the power to vote in case of ties.
K. 
To prepare and submit to the Council an annual state-of-the-City report on or before March 31 of each year.
L. 
To be responsible for the administration of intergovernmental relations.
M. 
To employ experts, counsel or consultants for special services at a compensation not exceeding that fixed by the Council.
N. 
To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter, the Administrative Code[1] or by other local law, ordinance or resolution.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 5, Administration of Government.
A. 
At the first meeting of the Common Council in each year or as soon thereafter as practicable, the Mayor shall appoint an Councilperson to be the Acting Mayor during the Mayor's absence from the City or inability to perform the duties of office as determined by the Mayor or medical certification. Medical certification shall take precedence.
B. 
The Acting Mayor shall have all powers and duties of the Mayor, but shall not lose their right to vote as an Councilperson, and shall have no vote on a tie when they have voted as Councilperson.