The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city for a term
of four years. He shall be a resident of the city.
The mayor shall receive as compensation the sum of $50,000 per
annum, payable in monthly installments, for the first term of office
following the adoption of this charter. Thereafter, the council may
determine the annual salary of the mayor by ordinance, but no ordinance
increasing such salary shall become effective until the date of commencement
of the term of the mayor elected at the next regular election, provided
that such election follows the adoption of such ordinance by at least
six months. The mayor shall receive the actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of the duties of his office.
The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city.
The mayor shall have such other powers and duties as or provided by
state law, this charter, local law, city ordinance or city resolution.
The mayor shall see that the laws of this state, and the legislation
adopted by the common council are faithfully executed. The mayor shall
cause the arrest of all persons violating same.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the mayor shall direct and supervise
all departments, offices and agencies of city government.
(b)
The mayor may authorize any city officer or department head who is
subject to his authority and supervision to exercise any of his powers
with respect to subordinates in that officer's or department
head's department, office or agency.
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.
The mayor shall communicate to the common council at its first
meeting in January of each year a general statement of the affairs
of the city in relation to its finances, government and improvements,
with such recommendations as he may deem proper. The mayor shall recommend
to the common council from time to time such measures as he may deem
necessary or expedient for it to take in order to expedite or carry
into effect any legislation which it shall have passed.
(a)
Every order, ordinance, resolution and act of which the mayor approves
shall have its approval in writing on a transcript thereof signed
by him officially. The transcript of every such order, resolution,
ordinance and act of which he disapproves shall be returned by him
to the common council or clerk, with his objections in writing thereon
or thereto attached, which shall be filed with the city clerk. The
common council shall at its next regular meeting after such return
proceed to reconsider such order, resolution, ordinance or act. If
the same is then passed by a concurring vote of two-thirds of all
the members of the common council then in office, it shall have full
force and effect, but if not so passed by such concurring vote of
2/3 of the members of the common council then in office, such order,
resolution, ordinance or act so disapproved by the mayor shall have
no force or effect. This subsection does not apply to local laws.
(b)
The approval of local laws shall be as provided in Municipal Home
Rule Law §§ 20 and 21.
(c)
If any order, resolution, ordinance or act, a transcript of which
shall be presented to the mayor, shall relate to special and distinct
matters, or to one or more items of appropriation or payment of money,
the mayor may approve such order, resolution, ordinance or act, and
sign the transcript thereof as to one or more of said matters or items
specified, and disapprove it as to others. In such case he shall attach
to the transcript a statement of the items of which he does not approve,
with his objections thereto, and such matters and items shall not
take effect unless reconsidered and passed by the common council in
the same manner as in the case of the mayor refusing to approve of
an entire order, resolution, ordinance or act. This subsection does
not apply to local laws.
(d)
If such transcript shall not be returned by the mayor to the common
council or clerk within 10 days after it was passed by the common
council, Sunday excepted, such order, resolution, ordinance or act
shall be of like effect and force as if duly approved by him, unless
within such time his term of office shall have expired, in which case
the same shall have no force. This subsection does not apply to local
laws.
The mayor shall sign all appointments to office made by the
common council and all permits and licenses granted by the common
council. When authorized so to do by the common council, he shall
execute in behalf of the city all deeds, contracts and other papers
to be executed as the act of the city.
The mayor may administer oaths and take affidavits. The mayor
may take proof and acknowledgment of other deeds and other instruments
if there has been filed with the county clerk a certificate of the
mayor's election. Such certificate must be under the seal of
the city and signed by the city clerk.
