The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City and
shall have and exercise all the powers conferred upon him by this
Charter and shall have all powers and duties conferred upon the chief
executive office of a City by the general laws and any special laws
pertaining to this City of the State of New York, except as otherwise
provided in this Charter. It shall be his duty to see that the laws
of this state and the local laws, ordinances and resolutions passed
by the Common Council are faithfully executed within the City. He
shall sign, on behalf of the City, all written contracts made by it
or any board or officer thereof, except contracts made by the purchasing
agent pursuant to authority vested in him and all deeds except tax
deeds and cause the seal of the City to be affixed thereto. He shall
establish the hours and days that City offices shall remain open for
the transaction of business and shall declare and establish official
holidays in the City. He shall submit the annual budget and capital
program for consideration of the Common Council, keep the Common Council
advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and
make such recommendations from time to time to the Common Council
as he may deem it advisable. He shall have the right to be present
at all meetings of any department, agency, board, bureau or commission
of the City. The Mayor may at any time in his discretion call before
him the head of any board, bureau, department or other agency of the
City government and may also call together the heads of the different
boards, bureaus, departments or other agencies for consultation and
advice or for any other purpose in regard to the affairs of the City;
and at such meetings he may call upon such persons for reports in
writing in regard to the transactions of the respective boards, bureaus,
departments or other agencies, and it shall be their duty to attend
such meetings and submit such reports to the Mayor without delay or
give such other information or explanation as he shall request. The
City Clerk shall, at the request of the Mayor, attend such meetings
and make and keep a record of the transactions thereof.
[Amended 12-19-2000 by L.L. No. 6-2000; 11-8-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
The Mayor shall appoint the City Engineer, a City Comptroller,
the Deputy City Comptroller, a secretary to the Mayor, the City Clerk,
Deputy City Clerk, Deputy City Chamberlain, the City Attorney, the
Assessor, the Acting City Judge, the Park and Playground Commissioners,
the Constable, the Commissioner of Public Safety and as many patrolmen
and special patrolmen as may be determined by the Commissioner of
Public Safety subject to the approval of the Common Council, the members
of the Joint Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Commission, the members
of the Board of Water Commissioners, Bingo Inspector and so many Commissioners
of Deeds as the Common Council may authorize, and all other boards,
commissions, agencies, officers and employees of the City except as
otherwise provided in this Charter or other provision of law.
The Deputy Mayor appointed as provided in Article III of this Charter shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor. While serving as Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor, he shall not make any appointments or remove from office any officer unless such disability or absence shall have continued for at least 30 days. In case of a vacancy in the office of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall act as Mayor, until a Mayor shall have been elected and qualified.
A.
The Mayor shall have the power to designate any qualified person
to be the acting head of any department, office, board, bureau, commission
or agency appointed by the Mayor during the period of any vacancy,
absence or disability until a permanent appointment can be made or
the disability of the permanent head is removed.
B.
Whenever the interest of the City requires, the Mayor shall have
the power to temporarily assign any officer or employee of any department,
agency, board, bureau, commission or office to perform similar duties
in another department, agency, board, bureau, commission or office.
The Mayor shall have the power to investigate and to conduct
hearings into the official conduct of all the City officers, departments,
boards, bureaus, commissions and agencies. He shall have access to
all records and papers kept by every City officer, department, board,
bureau, commission and agency and shall have the power to compel the
attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers or other
evidence to any such hearings and for that purpose may issue subpoenas
signed by him.
