[Adopted as Ch. 2.04 of the 1979 Code]
The Mayor shall be elected for a four-year term, and he shall
serve until his successor is elected and has qualified as is provided
by statute.
[Amended 1978 by Ord. No. 507; 4-30-2009 by Ord. No. 887]
A.
The Mayor
is the chief executive officer of the City, shall preside over the
meetings of the City Council, and shall perform all duties required
of him or her by statute or ordinance. He or she shall supervise the
executive officers of the City, and have the power and authority to
inspect all books and records kept by an officer of the City at any
time. He or she shall take care that all the ordinances of said City
are duly observed and enforced.
B.
He or she
shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution, or motion except:
(1)
Where
the vote of the Aldermen has resulted in a tie.
(2)
Where
1/2 of the Aldermen elected have voted in favor of an ordinance, resolution,
or motion even though there is no tie vote.
(3)
Where
a vote greater than a majority of the corporate authorities is required
by statute or ordinance to adopt an ordinance, resolution or motion.
C.
The Mayor shall exercise his approval or veto power and the Aldermen
shall exercise their power to reconsider and override the Mayor's
veto in the manner provided by law.
The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the City Council, all officers of the City whose election or appointment
is not otherwise provided for. Any vacancies occurring in an appointive
office shall be filled in the same manner.
Whenever there is a question as to the respective duties or
powers of any appointed officer of the City, the same shall be settled
by the Mayor; and he shall have the power to delegate to any appointed
officer any duty which is to be performed when no specific officer
has been directed to perform the duties.
The Mayor shall sign all commissions, licenses, permits and
warrants granted, issued or drawn by the order of the City Council
or authorized by the ordinances of said City; and in all contracts
wherein the City is a party, he shall sign the same on behalf of the
City.
[Amended 2-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 994]
The Mayor, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall
give a bond with sureties to be approved by the City Council in a
sum established from time to time by the City Council, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his duties. He shall take the oath
of office as prescribed by statute, and shall receive such compensation
as may be set from time to time by the City Council.
If a temporary absence or disability of the Mayor incapacitates
him from the performance of his duties but does not create a vacancy
in the office, the City Council shall elect one of its members to
act as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tem, during this absence or disability,
shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of
the Mayor.
[Added 4-30-2009 by Ord.
No. 887]
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the City Council
may appoint one of its members as Acting Mayor to serve until the
vacancy is filled at a regular or special election as provided by
law.
