[Code 1961 §5.01(a); CC 1983 §2-98]
No person shall be elected to the office of Mayor who is not
at least thirty (30) years of age, a citizen of the United States,
a qualified voter in the City, and a resident thereof for not less
than two (2) years next preceding his/her election; nor shall any
person be elected to such office who shall at the time of his/her
election be in arrears for any tax lien, forfeiture or defalcation
in office.
[Code 1961 §5.01(b); CC 1983 §2-99]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the government of the City, and he/she shall cause
all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
of duty or other violation of the ordinances of the City.
[Code 1961 §5.01(c); CC 1983 §2-100]
The Mayor shall have authority to give such reasonable and lawful
orders to the City Marshal and Policemen as in his/her judgment the
public welfare demands, and it shall be the duty of the Marshal and
Policemen to obey such orders.
[Code 1961 §5.01(d); CC 1983 §2-101]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of a majority of the
members elected to the City Council, shall have the power to appoint
a City Counselor, Street Commissioner, Fire Chief, Water Engineer,
and such other officers as he/she may be authorized by law or ordinance
to appoint.
[Code 1961 §5.01(e); CC 1983 §2-102]
The Mayor shall be president of the Council, but shall not vote
except in case of a tie, at which time he/she shall cast the deciding
vote. He/she shall not have power to vote when he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall have superintending control of all of the officers
and affairs of the City, and shall take care that the ordinances of
the City and the laws of the State governing the same are promptly
and strictly complied with.
[Code 1961 §5.01(f); CC 1983 §2-103]
A.
The
Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all officers
elected or appointed in the City, and shall approve all official bonds.
B.
The
Mayor shall carefully examine the official bonds of all of the City
Officers submitted to him/her for approval, and when satisfied that
the security of any bond is sufficient, and that the bond is properly
and legally executed, he/she shall endorse his/her approval thereon
in writing. He/she shall, from time to time, inquire into and examine
the securities of any bond, and if he/she has reason to believe that
the securities on any bond of any officer have become impaired, he/she
shall notify such officer to give an additional bond or securities
without delay; and, thereupon, if such officer shall neglect or refuse
to give such additional security for the period of ten (10) days after
such notice shall have been served upon him/her in writing, he/she
may, with the advice and consent of the Council, remove such officer
from office. All appointments by the Mayor shall be submitted to the
Council, and when approved by the Council, the certificate of the
Clerk of any appointment so made shall be conclusive as to the ratification
thereof by the Council, and the person so appointed shall be entitled
to compensation from the day on which he/she enters upon the discharge
of his/her duties.
[Code 1961 §5.01(g); CC 1983 §2-104]
The Mayor shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures
and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the
ordinances of the City. This Section shall not be so construed as
to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to
any officer of the City by reason of any prosecution under the laws
and ordinances of the City.
[Code 1961 §5.01(h); CC 1983 §2-105]
The Mayor shall require, as often as he/she may deem it necessary,
any officer of the City to exhibit his/her accounts or other papers,
to make a report to the Council in writing touching any subject or
matter pertaining to his/her office.
[Ord. No. 2007-4 §§1 —
2, 3-19-2007]
A.
The
Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Caruthersville, each individually,
shall be and each of them is hereby individually authorized and directed
to take all actions and to sign and execute all United States Department
of Agriculture documents necessary for participation in all current
and all future Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation
programs and to perform all actions with respect to all crops with
respect to Federal Crop Insurance Corporation transactions.
B.
This
authorization shall continue in full force and effect unless repealed
by the City Council and shall inure to the successors in office of
the City Clerk and Mayor. In the event this Section is repealed, the
USDA Farm Service Agency or its successor shall be notified.
[Code 1961 §5.01(j); CC 1983 §2-140]
A.
The
Mayor may, with the consent of the majority of all of the members
elected to the Council, remove from office, for cause shown, any elective
officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity, together
with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Council, sitting as
a court of impeachment. Any elective officer may, in like manner,
for cause shown be removed from office by a two-thirds (⅔)
vote of all of the members elected to the City Council, independent
of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
B.
The
Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all of the members elected
to the Council, remove from office any appointive officer at will.
Any such appointive officer may be so removed by a two-thirds (⅔)
vote of all the members elected to the Council, independent of the
Mayor's approval or recommendation.
[Code 1961 §5.01(k); CC 1983 §2-108; Ord. No. 2013-04 §1, 5-6-2013]
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor, by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify or otherwise, nominations of a successor may be made by any
member of the Council and selected with the consent of a majority
of the members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to
fill any such vacancy consistent with this Section. In the case of
a temporary absence of the Mayor or disability to perform the duties
of his or her office, the President Pro Tem of the Council shall perform
the duties of Mayor until the Mayor shall return or such disability
be removed; and during the time the President Pro Tem of the Council
shall act as Mayor, the President Pro Tem shall receive the same compensation
that the Mayor would be entitled to.
