[Code 1991, §§ 2-91, 2-92(a); amended 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04]
B.
The Mayor's duties shall be those set forth in the Charter. In addition,
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council and shall
be the formal representative of the City. The Mayor shall make appointments
as specified by law or ordinance. It shall also be the duty of the
Mayor to lay before the City Council, from time to time, in writing,
such recommendations as he or she may deem necessary and proper. The
Mayor also shall assume those duties which may be assigned to him
or her by the City Council.
The Mayor shall be allowed and paid out of the City levy an
annual salary of $13,000, payable in equal monthly installments, for
services in attending the meetings of the City Council and in discharging
the duties imposed by law upon the Mayor.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
7-1-2022, unless amended to provide an earlier date.
[Code 1991, § 2-94]
The City Council shall, at its organizational meeting, elect
one of its members, other than the Mayor, as Vice Mayor of the City,
to act in the place of the Mayor in his absence or incapacity. The
Vice Mayor shall be elected for a term of two years, and any vacancy
in the office of Vice Mayor shall be filled by a recorded majority
vote of the City Council for the unexpired term.
[Code 1991, § 2-95]
A.
Should the person elected Mayor omit or fail from any cause to qualify
on or before the date his term of office begins, or, if after the
election, he shall die, resign, or be removed from office for any
cause, then, and in all such events, the Vice Mayor shall serve out
the unexpired term.
B.
Whenever, from any cause, the Mayor shall be unable to perform the
duties of office, these duties shall be discharged by the Vice Mayor,
who shall, in such cases, exercise all of the powers of the Mayor
except the power of voting at City Council meetings on behalf of the
Mayor.
