The executive power of the City shall be vested in the Mayor.
The Mayor shall be elected at large by the electors of the City
to a four-year term.
The Mayor shall be an elector of the City, at least the age
of 21, and shall have been a resident continuously in the City for
at least three years immediately preceding his/her election and must
maintain all qualifications through the duration of his/her term.
The Mayor shall be responsible for the supervision of the City
Manager and the City government and shall have all executive powers
and duties of the City, including but not limited to the following:
A.
The duty to enforce the Charter and ordinances of the municipality
and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States
of America.
B.
The duty to make and submit a monthly report to City Council and
the public for the regularly scheduled business meeting of City Council
of the work being done and on the conditions and needs of the City.
C.
The power to make recommendations for action by City Council as deemed
in the best interest of the public.
D.
Shall physically be in attendance at one regular meeting of City
Council per quarter annum.
F.
Shall, upon taking office, establish minimum regular weekly office
hours that shall be posted on the City's website and within City Hall.
G.
The duty to appoint/hire the City Manager for an indefinite term,
subject to the approval of a majority of the total number of City
Council members, and the power to dismiss the City Manager, subject
to the approval of a super-majority vote of the total number of seated
City Council members.
H.
The duty to appoint members to authorities, boards, commissions and
committees and submit to City Council for confirmation.
I.
The duty to appoint/hire the Engineer subject to the confirmation
of a majority of the total number of City Council members.
J.
The duty to hire and appoint the Solicitor and Treasurer.
K.
The duty to hire, discipline and terminate all employees, other than
those specifically addressed in this Charter, based upon the City
Manager's recommendations.
L.
The duty to cause to be prepared the annual budget and capital program
and other financial elements required in this Charter and submit the
same to City Council as provided for in this Charter.
M.
The duty to set the level of bonding required for employees and officials.
N.
The power to declare a state of emergency in the event of a natural
disaster or force majeure.
A.
City Council shall from time to time fix and determine the compensation
of the part-time Mayor, which during his/her current term of office
shall neither be increased nor decreased. No change in the compensation
of the Mayor shall be adopted by ordinance less than 12 months prior
to the commencement of a new term of office of the Mayor. The Mayor
shall receive no other City compensation, direct or indirect, and
shall receive no pension or other form of fringe benefits.
B.
The initial total compensation of the Mayor shall be $10,000 per
annum. The salary of the Mayor shall not be less than $10,000 per
annum.
[Amended 7-21-2021 by Ord. No. 4-2021[1]]
The Mayor, during his/her term, shall not hold any other elected
public office or be employed by the City of Nanticoke in any other
capacity.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved by referendum 11-2-2021.
The office of Mayor shall become vacant through death, resignation,
recall (if Constitutional amendment permits it) or forfeiture. Forfeiture
occurs when a Mayor lacks the qualifications of the offices as defined
by the Charter or violates an express prohibition of the Charter.
A.
In the event of a permanent vacancy, the City Council shall, by a
majority vote of the total number of the City Council members, which
shall be three affirmative votes, fill a vacancy within the office
of Mayor. Should the City Council fail to reach a majority vote or
if City Council fails, for any reason whatsoever, to fill a vacancy
within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, then the Court of Common
Pleas shall fill the vacancy.
(1)
Any person filling the vacancy may be an elector that meets all of
the Charter's qualifications for the office of the Mayor regardless
of political affiliation.
(2)
The person appointed to fill a vacancy shall take office immediately
upon appointment and shall fill the term only until the next municipal
election, at which time the unexpired term, if applicable, shall be
filled by the electors of the City.
B.
The Mayor shall appoint a designee upon taking the oath of office
who shall provisionally fulfill the duties of the office of Mayor
in the event of a temporary incapacitation of the Mayor.
A Mayor may not serve more than three elected, consecutive mayoral
terms.
