A Mayor shall be elected by and from the qualified voters of
the City and shall be a resident of the City. The Mayor shall hold
office for a term of three years or until a successor is elected and
qualified, except that when elected to fill a vacancy the Mayor shall
hold office only for the unexpired term or until a successor is elected
and qualified. No person may be elected as Mayor for more than three
consecutive three-year terms, unless he or she was elected to an initial
term of 18 months or less, in which case he or she may still be elected
to three consecutive three-year terms.
In the case of the vacancy caused by forfeiture of office, death,
resignation, removal from the City, or removal from office of the
Mayor, the vacancy shall be filled by an election called by the Council
as soon as practical if the vacancy would exceed six months. Until
such time as the office is filled at a municipal election, the vacancy
shall be filled from the membership of the Council by a majority vote
of its members, and the member so elected to the position of Mayor
shall have all of the powers of Mayor.
A Mayor who is convicted of murder, or a Class A, B or C crime,
or a Class D or E crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, while
in office, after due notice and hearing before the Council, may be
removed from office. If a Mayor is indicted for murder, or a Class
A, B or C crime, he or she may be suspended from office until final
resolution of the charges, after due notice and hearing, by majority
vote of the Council.
(P.&S.L. 1957, Art. III, § 2; Ord. No. 648, 11-20-1978; Ord. No. 195, 11-3-1981; Amendment of 11-4-2008)
The Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the City.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall perform
such other duties not inconsistent with his office as the Council
may impose. The Mayor shall vote only when there is a tie vote of
the Council unless otherwise provided in this Charter. The Mayor shall
appoint and the Council confirm all members of municipal boards and
commissions, except the Mayor may exclusively appoint members to ad
hoc committees.
The title of Mayor shall not be considered as conferring upon
him or her any power of a Mayor under the general laws of the state
inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
The Mayor shall receive as a stipend the sum of $250 per month,
and shall be reimbursed for actual authorized out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties.
In the absence of the Mayor, the most senior at-large Councilor
shall open the meeting and preside until the Council shall elect from
those members present a Chairperson of the Council Pro Tem to serve
during such meeting. While presiding, the Chairperson of the Council
Pro Tem shall vote on all matters.
