[CC 1975 §21.200; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.200, 1-8-1991; Ord. No. 94-24 §21.200, 10-18-1994; Ord. No. 22-27, 11-15-2022]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and shall
hold his/her office for two (2) years, and until his/her successor
shall be elected and qualified. No person shall be Mayor unless he/she
be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United
States, and a resident of the City at the time of and for at least
one (1) year next preceding his/her election; nor shall any person
be elected Mayor who is in arrears for any tax, lien, forfeiture or
defalcation in office.
[CC 1975 §21.210; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.210, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor shall at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen
after each annual election, name the members of such standing committees
as he/she deems necessary, which shall consist of two (2) or more
members of the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1975 §21.220; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.220, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
regular and special meetings and regular and special elections in
such a manner as this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[CC 1975 §21.230; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.230, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
shall have the power to appoint all Police Officers of the City. He/she
shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief of Police and
Policemen of the City as in his/her judgment the public good may require,
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and Police Officers
to obey such orders.
[CC 1975 §21.240; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.240, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and this Code or other ordinances for the government of the City,
and he/she shall cause subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly
for any neglect or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized
to call on every inhabitant of the City to aid in enforcing the laws.
[CC 1975 §21.250; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.250, 1-8-1991]
A.
The
Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of Aldermen,
but shall not vote on any question, except in case of a tie, nor shall
he/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested party.
B.
He/she
shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers and affairs
of the City, and shall take care that this Code or other ordinances
the City, and the State laws relating to the City, are complied with.
[CC 1975 §21.260; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.260, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Board
of Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the
improvement of finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort
and general prosperity of the City.
[CC 1975 §21.270; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.270, 1-8-1991]
Every bill presented to the Mayor for his/her approval shall
be returned by him/her to the Board of Aldermen, with his/her approval
endorsed thereon, or with his/her objections thereto, in writing,
on or before the next regular meeting of the Board succeeding the
date on which the bill was so presented. The Mayor may also veto any
portion of all of the general appropriation bill, or any item of the
same. All vetoes may be overruled by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote
of the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1975 §21.280; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.280, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor shall receive such compensation for his/her services
as shall from time to time be enacted by the Board of Aldermen by
ordinance prior to election.
