The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City and
shall have and exercise all of the executive power of the City. He
shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.
Any person shall be eligible for the office of Mayor who shall
have been a resident and a registered voter of the City of Florissant
for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his election. He shall
be at least twenty-five (25) years of age at the time of his election.
A person shall not be eligible for such office if he shall have been
convicted of malfeasance in office, bribery, or other corrupt practice.
Should the Mayor be so convicted or cease to be a resident of the
City of Florissant, his office shall immediately become vacant.
[ Ord. No. 1723 § 1, 11-28-1966]
The Mayor shall be elected by the registered voters of the City.
The first Mayor elected under this Charter shall serve until the regular
municipal election occurring during April of 1967. Thereafter the
Mayor shall hold his office for a term of four (4) years and until
his successor has been duly elected and qualified. He shall be eligible
for reelection. The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of fourteen
thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500.00) payable monthly, unless
said compensation is altered by ordinance. Any change in compensation
shall not become effective during the term of office being served
at the time the change is adopted.
The Mayor shall have the following powers and duties and shall
perform the following functions:
(1) He shall have superintending control over all of the executive affairs
of the City, require the faithful performance of all administrative
duties by City officers and employees, and enforce the laws, Charter
and ordinances of the City.
(2) He shall appoint and remove all nonelective officers and employees,
except as otherwise provided in this Charter, and except as he may
authorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates.
(3) He may direct the temporary transfer of equipment or personnel, exclusive
of elected officers, from one department to another department, provided
that no such transfer or reassignment shall vest in any official or
agency, except as designated in this Charter, the right to make purchases,
draw warrants or audit accounts, and he may assign a nonelected officer
or employee to more than one position designated in the Charter.
(4) He shall organize advisory boards and commissions and appoint the
members thereof, and may remove the members of such advisory boards
and commissions.
(5) He may examine the affairs and conduct of all departments, boards
and commissions except the Municipal Court and require reports from
the heads of all such departments, boards and commissions.
(6) He shall submit to the Council an annual report on City affairs and
shall, from time to time, submit reports on City affairs as requested
by the Council.
(7) He shall sign all proclamations and shall execute on behalf of the
City all agreements, deeds and other instruments made in the name
of the City.
The President of the Council shall be Mayor pro tempore and
shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of Mayor whenever
the Mayor shall be absent from the City or for any cause shall be
unable to discharge the duties of his office. In the absence or other
inability to serve of both the Mayor and the Mayor pro tempore, the
members of the Council shall select one of their members to perform
the duties of Mayor.