There shall be a mayor elected by the voters of the city for
a term of four years. The mayor shall be a resident of the city.
(a)
The mayor shall be the chief executive of the city. The mayor shall
exercise a constant supervision over the conduct of all subordinate
officers and employees and examine all complaints against all city
officers and city employees for misconduct or neglect of duty and
report the facts to the common council. The position of mayor shall
be a full time position.
(b)
The mayor shall take care that all state laws affecting the city
and all legislation adopted by the city are faithfully executed and
enforced.
(c)
The mayor may examine the books, vouchers and papers of any board,
commission, officer or employee of the city and summon and examine
under oath any person in relation thereto. The mayor may require any
city officer, city employee, city board or city department to furnish
the mayor or the common council with any information, data and reports;
neglect or refusal to furnish the same shall be a misdemeanor on the
part of the official or person neglecting or refusing so to do.
(d)
On or before August 1 of each year, the mayor shall submit the budget for the ensuing year as provided in article V, division 2 of this charter.
(e)
The mayor shall have such other powers and duties as are provided
by state law, this charter, local law, city ordinance or city resolution.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no ordinance or resolution takes effect until it has been approved by the mayor. The city clerk-treasurer shall present each ordinance and resolution passed by the common council to the mayor within three days after passage by the common council. If the mayor approves of the ordinance or resolution, the mayor shall sign it and return it to the city clerk-treasurer and it shall then take effect as provided in section 2.048. If the mayor does not approve or disapprove of an ordinance or resolution and make the required submission to the city clerk-treasurer within ten days, the ordinance or resolution shall be deemed to have been approved by the mayor. If the mayor does not approve of the ordinance or resolution, the mayor shall within ten days after it has been presented to the mayor, veto same and transmit a copy of the ordinance or resolution together with a written statement of the reasons for disapproval to the city clerk-treasurer. At the next regular meeting of the common council following receipt by the city clerk-treasurer of the mayor's statement of reasons for disapproving an ordinance or resolution, the city clerk-treasurer shall present the mayor's statement. If at such meeting at least two-thirds of the persons elected to the common council vote to override the mayor's veto of an ordinance or resolution, the ordinance or resolution shall take effect, notwithstanding the veto of the mayor.
(b)
The approval of local laws shall be as provided in Municipal Home
Rule Law Secs. 20 and 21.
(c)
If any ordinance or resolution contains more than one specific appropriation
or budget item and the mayor may approve or disapprove one or more
of such items.[1] The common council may then override the mayor's veto of the disapproved items. The approval or disapproval by the mayor and the approval by the council notwithstanding the veto shall be subject to the procedures outlined in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, except that the common council shall have until October 31 to override the veto of the mayor as provided in section 5.022 of this charter.
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*So in original.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the mayor shall not
have the power to disapprove or veto any of the following and the
same shall not be presented to the mayor for approval or disapproval:
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by law and this charter, the mayor shall
direct and supervise all departments, offices and agencies of city
government.
(b)
Pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Service Law, the head of
each department shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of
the common council and shall serve until removed. The mayor may authorize
any city officer or department head who is subject to the mayor's
authority and supervision to exercise any of the mayor's powers
with respect to subordinates in that officer's or department
head's department, office or agency.
(a)
There is established the office of mayor. The office shall assist
the mayor in the performance of official duties. All salaried personnel
in the office of mayor shall be appointed by the mayor. Compensation
for salaried personnel in the office of mayor shall be determined
annually in the budget process.
(b)
Within the office of the mayor there shall be the position of administrative
assistant. The administrative assistant is an officer of the city.
The administrative assistant shall be the graduate of an accredited
program of public administration or public policy and have had at
least three years' experience in local government administration,
or an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined
by the mayor. Subject to the direction and control of the mayor, the
administrative assistant shall supervise the office of the mayor and
all employees of such office shall be subject to the direction and
control of the administrative assistant. The administrative assistant
shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the mayor.
The mayor shall communicate to the common council at its first
meeting in February of each year a general statement of the affairs
of the city in relation to its finances, government and improvements,
with such recommendations as the mayor may deem proper. The mayor
shall recommend to the common council such measures as deemed necessary
to expedite or carry into effect any legislation which the council
shall have passed.
When authorized by the common council, the mayor shall execute
on behalf of the city all deeds, contracts and other papers required
to be executed as an act of the city.
